English book · Living in God's Glory

Living in God's Glory

English book, p. 257

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

AN EXAMPLE OF SUPER PRAYER way, everyone commits the same folly of not recognizing the final destination. The successful individuals are those whose conveyances are welcomed when they reach the next world, and the failures are those who reach God as unwelcome guests without having anyone to receive them. AN EXAMPLE OF SUPER PRAYER When a person becomes so close to his Lord that “the taker” and “The Giver” come on to the same plane, this is the moment when his prayer is not just a word out of the dictionary, but it is expressive of the caller’s whole personality. We can find an example of a super prayer in an instance that relates to a child who lived in rampur, a town in uttar Pradesh, (india). The child said to his father, “Please buy me a bicycle.” The father’s income was not sufficient for him to be able to afford a bicycle, so he ignored the request. The child used to ask for a bicycle repeatedly, and the father repeatedly rejected his request. Finally, he scolded his son one day: “i have told you i cannot buy a bicycle. do not talk to me about it again? otherwise, i will beat you.” at this, the child’s eyes filled with tears. he remained silent for some time. Then, in tears, he said: “you are my father. if

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