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Living in God's Glory

English book, p. 46

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

temper at the disrespect shown to the Prophet, whereas he did not show such annoyance when God was made fun of. This incident aptly portrays the attitude of present-day Muslims, who never celebrate God’s day, but who mark the Prophet’s day with great pomp and ceremony all over the world. The reason is that, according to their narrowmindedness, they do not feel any affinity with God because they do not take any personal pride in him. however, on the other hand, since Prophet Muhammad has become their hero on the plane of history and, in that sense, is a source of pride for the Muslim community, they celebrate in his honour to express their natural feelings of pride. atheism is the order of the day. however, Muslims feel no enthusiasm about working towards the intellectual domination of monotheism over atheism. instead, they allow themselves to be provoked by finding a picture of the Prophet. it, indeed, is hero worship. however, it is undoubtedly not God-worship. NOT BY BREAD ALONE No amount of wealth and fortune can supply the needs of the human soul. Therefore, the only true answer to the quest for a sense of spiritual fulfilment can be found in turning to God, the Lord, and Creator of everything. Men of fortune become subjects of envy for the people around them. They are considered fortunate for having

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