Realization of God

heart becomes filled with the fear that if he is deprived of God’s blessings, nowhere, on the earth or in heaven, will he find any other refuge. God has created man in the best of moulds (The Quran, 95:4). He has been granted all the intellectual capabilities by which he may achieve maarifah of the Lord of the worlds. Beside this, in the external world that is nature, all those elements are hidden which may assist him in this journey. Now it is man’s task to discover these elements of maarifah in nature and experience such an elevated level of maarifah as will enable him to develop a divine personality.

Faith: Maarifah of God C hapter 49 of the Quran addresses the believers thus: “The Arabs of the desert say, “We have believed.” Say to them, “You have not believed yet; say rather, ‘We have submitted,’ for faith has not yet entered into your hearts.”” (The Quran, 49:14) And then another verse in chapter 5 of the Quran describes believers thus: “When they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears, because of the Truth they recognize. They say, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so count us among those who bear witness. Why should we not believe in God and in the truth that has come down