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Love of God

English book, p. 335

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE GREATEST QUESTION want to prevent the approach of death, but he will never succeed in doing so. Death is governed by its own laws and proceeds without man’s consent. This situation demands that man should be extremely sensitive about death. He should feel every night that the next morning he may not see the light of day. Every night when he goes to bed, he should feel that his eyes may not open again in this world. If man is thoroughly conscious of this fact, he will be shaken to the core. Life for him will not mean living in the simple sense. It will rather be the herald of death. Fortunate are those who become aware of this sudden onslaught of death and make full preparation before death actually comes. THE GREATEST QUESTION God is the Creator and Sustainer of the World. God has created man as an eternal creature and divided his life into two parts, a small part before death to test him, while the major part lies after death, where he will receive the reward or punishment for his actions. Man comes to this world equipped with an excellent mind and an excellent body. Therefore, the first thing one must think of is how he came into being. Then, the world in which he finds himself is an exceptionally favourable one for him to survive in. On earth he finds that he can live in comfort. There is the sun which continuously gives light and energy to him. The earth has fertile soil in which all kinds of crops can grow. There is abundant water, which is essential for

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