Man and God

far religion and Muslims are concerned. If they were truly so deeply sorrowful about the Muslims’ conditions, they would have fallen silent, rather than engaging in a non-stop verbal duel. The fact is that people have not discovered God as a Giver or an Avenger. Had they discovered Him in one of these two forms, they would not be continuing with their meaningless, never ending verbal outpourings. Those Who Act for the Sake of the World P eople generally seem to be very well-mannered. They give others gifts and invite them to their homes for a meal. They appear to be ever-willing to help others. They make other people’s problems their own. They commiserate with people over their miseries and share in their joys. They forget their differences with others and desist from complaining. People are happy that they are absolutely fine. They are just as they should be. Or so they think and want others to believe. But whom do people deal with in a good way? They are good only to those with whom their perceived interests are linked, who they think they can benefit from, who they hope will help them when they need them. They are good to people whom they fear, people who have power and authority over them, or people who they fear losing because then they think they will have no one. People’s good manners are thus wholly benefit-based. They are good-mannered with those they think they can gain from. The reality of their ‘good-manners’ is exposed when they