English book · Living in God's Glory

Fake Piety

English book, p. 253

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

FAKE PIETY This world is to test us. As a result, people often show modesty in front of God. Genuine modesty lies in behaving modestly with the rest of God’s creatures. sometimes, a bit of mud accumulates on a boulder, and then, after a while, a patch of green moss starts to grow on it. it looks like a narrow field, but the mud, moss, and other greenery are washed away if it rains heavily, and the boulder becomes bare again. The same thing often happens with people. Externally, they seem fine. They appear to be very ‘green’. however, a single blow in the form of some occurrence destroys their ‘greenery’. and then they become like bare, dry boulders. While speaking to others, a person may be the epitome of good manners and reasonableness and of being an ardent advocate of justice and humanity. however, he may behave contrary when the time to act comes. someone may demonstrate great humility in the mosque while offering his prayers, but he may embody pride and selfishness once he steps out of the mosque. someone who insists that others be generous and respect people’s rights may show envy, maliciousness, and cruelty when his time to act comes. This world has been created to test us. here, every person is being tested. however, how often do we fail? how often do we forget the test that we are going through? how often do we seek to prove our truthfulness through

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