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Living in God's Glory

English book, p. 62

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Mention the name of a community’s hero to a member of that community, and he is immediately found to have at his disposal the choicest of expressions to describe the hero. however, mention God to the same person, and you will see that he remains unaffected. This is because God’s name creates no stirrings within his soul, such as should come gushing out spontaneously. how sad it is to think that people have a great deal to say about other human beings but are at a loss for words when it comes to the subject of God. They are a veritable storehouse of encyclopedic knowledge about men but seem empty and uninformed where God is concerned. Could the springs of faith have dried up within their hearts? have people not experienced the greatness of God, which they can relate to other people? have people not witnessed any miracles of God? are they aware only of the creatures while remaining blissfully unaware of the Creator? THE CONTRADICTION MUST END Man is a tiny part of God’s vast universe, yet he goes against its laws, revelling in perverting God’s world instead of trying to preserve and reform it. as i stood on a mountainside far away from the city, lush green trees spread their branches all around me, and birds

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