English book · The Spirit of Islam

A Life of Worshipping God

English book, p. 82

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

A LIFE OF WORSHIPPING GOD A believer keeps to the path of God. Living in higher realities, he settles life’s issues thinking not of temporary gains, but of accountability to God and the Hereafter. T he aim of Islam is to develop in individuals the ability to lead a life of God-worship in this world, and an abhorrence of the ungodly life. Life is ungodly when a person’s interests are focused on something other than God; all his attention is given to the creations of God and not to the Creator. The thinking, and the emotions of the true believer are centred wholly on the Being of the one God. When a person opts for a path to reach a certain destination, he has to keep to this path without turning right or left, because if he did so, he would never reach his destination. The same holds true for anyone who wants to find God. In the present world, when a person wants to begin his life, he finds many paths to take. There is a single path

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