English book · The Alarm of Doomsday

The Predictions in the Hadith About the Final Phase of Human History

English book, p. 89

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

APPROACHING SIGNS OF DOOMSDAY for all His blessings is no simple matter. Such a state of affairs means that people are partaking of God’s blessings to the fullest possible extent, but they do not acknowledge their Benefactor. When such a state of affairs prevails on earth, it means that man has lost any justification for his being given any further opportunity to inhabit this world. In present times, this prediction has been fulfilled. Today there is no dearth of people who recite the name of God by way of lip service. However, such people have no value in the eyes of God. So far as remembering God in the real spirit is concerned, very few people on the earth will come up to the desired criterion. One clear proof of this is that Muslims have been engaged in activities with the advent of the age of the printing press and the increased frequency of public speaking. However, we do not find people who are immersed in the remembrance of God. People are instead basking in community pride than living in the Glory of God. We do not find any mention of the Glory of God in the real sense in the speeches and writings and the activities of present-day institutions. The reason is that people have discovered the greatness of the community, but they have failed to discover the greatness of God. It is but natural that their lives

The printed page

‹ Previous page Next page › About this book Open in the reader

Printed page