Experiencing The Presence of God
English book, p. 73
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
CREATION PLAN OF GOD to them that we do not realise how amazing they are. But when someone suddenly steps on the moon and beholds this creation of God for the first time, he cannot remain without feeling the ‘presence of God’. He sees the Creator reflected in the workings of His creation. We can experience God’s presence in the world where we live in the same way as Col. Irwin did when he landed on the moon. But people do not see this world in the same awe-struck way as someone who steps on the moon for the first time sees it. If we begin to see our world in this way, we will experience the ‘presence of God’ at every moment. We will begin to live as if we are in the neighbourhood of God and that He is present before our eyes at every moment. If we see a high-quality machine for the first time, we immediately feel the presence of an expert engineer there. In the same way, if we can see deep into the world and whatever it contains, we will find the ‘presence of God’ at that very moment. The Creator will appear to us in such a way that we will not be able to separate the Creator from the creation. The most outstanding achievement for someone in this world is to begin seeing God, to feel the presence of God near him. If he is indeed alive, he will see God’s light in the sun’s brilliant rays. He will discern reflections of God in the verdant trees. He will experience the touch of God in the softness of the breeze. Then, while prostrating and touching his palms and forehead on the ground, he will

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