Reflections on Life and Death
English book, p. 91
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Fear God human being wants—in fact, even more than this. But the means to acquire every good thing in this world are good actions. God rewards those who fulfil the rights of others, who do not harm their neighbours, who deal justly with people, who lead their lives in devotion to God, rather in devotion to themselves, who bow down before the truth, even if it is against them, who surrender their egos to God and who agree to live egoless in this world. Fear God T oday, there is no place anywhere where there is no oppression. Whom do people oppress? They oppress those who they think are weak, who do not know how to boss around, who do not have companions to come to their rescue, who want to stay away from the police and the courts. People turn bold in front of the weak and appear meek in front of those who seem stronger than them. This is like seeing with a blind eye. If people truly had eyes that see, those they would fear most would be people whom they consider to be powerless, because God stands behind the powerless. Whatever happens in this world is according to a plan in order to test people. This test aims to identify

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