A COMPARISON
English book, p. 534
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
details of the person are visible, but the face and entire front are missing from the photograph. Regarding the other qualities mentioned in the earlier excerpt, they truly are natural results of genuine prayer. Connecting a servant with God is essentially the unification of all realities in their purest form. When realities align in their true nature, all the qualities we see as virtues or praiseworthy arise effortlessly, because all goodness is simply the unavoidable outcome of this union of truths. An electric switch does not create light or make a fan spin; it merely connects these devices to the power source. This connection alone is sufficient to illuminate or operate them in their respective functions. But the issue is not limited to this. A human is not just a lifeless machine; instead, he is a conscious being. Therefore, when he forms a relationship with God, this connection naturally awakens his awareness and requires certain things from him. It tells him that the God he fears, loves, and genuinely desires to be close to cannot be forgotten in his daily activities. If he does not remember God in his practical life, it means he did not truly remember God even in the mosque. It is impossible to remember God in one place and forget Him in another. If someone genuinely finds God on a psychological level, it is impossible for his practical life to be free of this realization. He will inevitably

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