Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 48
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
no amount of wealth and fortune can supply the needs of the human soul. Material things do not become part of one’s being. The human soul, therefore, cannot rest in things beneath itself. That is why, amidst plenty, one is plagued by loneliness. a man always seeks something to compensate for this loss, filling the inner vacancy, which can become a part of his being. often a man is unable to understand this and sadly goes astray. The only true answer to this quest for a sense of spiritual fulfilment can be found in turning to God, the lord and Creator of everything. GOING BEYOND THE VISIBLE When a man expresses his faith in God but fails to see Him, when he believes in God but fails to realize the profundity of the godhead, when he fails to rise above his tangible world, this shows that he has failed to make God the centre of his attention. People generally talk about community problems or, at best, discuss the superficial aspects of religion; no one seems interested in its meaningful aspects. it may be because only visible objects attract man’s attention, not only now, but it has been so in the past and continues to be so in the present. it is difficult for a man to direct his attention toward the invisible. Man makes the visible things his deities. he fails to understand how things that cannot be seen with the naked eye can be

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