Realization of God

An Obstacle in the Path of God-Realization conclusion. The high level of God-realization is, in fact, another name for the sublime discovery of divinity. Whenever God’s servant reaches this high level, he feels that, in comparison to God, his position is zero. God is everything and he is nothing. This discovery tells him that in this matter the entire power of decision-making is in the hands of God. Man has no say in this matter. This discovery demonstrates that the entire matter is wholly unilateral. Who are the people who may be said to have attained God-realization? They are those whose realization is confirmed by God. And God’s decision will be made known only on the Day of Judgement and not even a second prior to that Day. This is why one who has done everything to achieve God-realization still has a feeling of uncertainty about it till the very last minute. An Obstacle in the Path of God-Realization A certain American scholar having studied Islam, once wrote a book on the subject in which he observed that the greatest concern of Islam was Allah. This is one hundred percent true. The door to realization is open only for one who makes the one God his sole concern. This being so, the greatest obstacle