Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 291
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
THE JOURNEY OF LIFE death indicates our reality to us. it tells us that we are moving from a situation where, in this world, we think we have control over things, to another situation, in another world where we will have no control over anything. it tells us that we move from light to darkness, from everything to nothing. Before death, humans are in a world where they think they are the masters of their destiny. however, after death, they are taken to a world where they are compelled to accept being wholly subordinated to someone Else— God. if you keep this reality in mind, your life will be transformed. it will make you realize, for instance, how absurd it is to trouble others because you will have to answer for this after death when you will be under someone Else’s control. it will make you ashamed for thinking of yourself as superior to others because you will realize that the supposed superiority that will one day be snatched away from you is unreal. THE JOURNEY OF LIFE Every person has built an entire world full of hopes and desires in his mind. Soon, he realizes he is heading instead, to the world of God, towards the Hereafter. Mustafa rashid sherwani, a well-known freedom fighter, industrialist, and member of the rajya sabha, once travelled

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