Living in God’s Neighbourhood
English book, p. 20
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Man may be a masterpiece of divine creation, but he must remain subservient to God’s plan. Making a full acknowledgement of these two aspects of the existence of humanity is the key to human progress. Man succeeded in building a modern industrial civilization by discovering and exploiting the laws of nature. Similarly, in the next world, man will achieve lasting success on a much vaster scale, but only after striving earnestly to comprehend the creation plan of God for humanity and then adhering unflinchingly to its edicts. THE CHALLENGE OF MAN In the world before death, we should be content with what we have and patiently persevere in the face of challenges so that in the world after death, we may be eligible for Paradise, where there is complete fulfilment of desires. In line with the law of nature, man is born in such conditions that his entire life passes in toil. Accordingly,

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