The Time is a Witness

of reality and its recognition; the second is just actions, that is, doing what should be done and refraining from what should not be done; the third is enjoining upon others truth, justice and patience. It is only the deep perception of reality, which will turn a man into a missionary and a preacher of truth. Patience is a necessity to succeed in this world. Only when a man has the will to renounce all those things which go against faith, does he receive the blessings of faith. Only when he applies a break to his desires is it possible for him to adopt the path of virtue. Only when a man himself remains patient in unpleasant situations is he able to exhort others to Truth and Justice. □ Knowledge and Ignorance When harm is done to man, he prays to his Lord and turns to Him in repentance; yet no sooner does He bestow on him His favour than he forgets what he had prayed and sets up equals to Him, in order to lead men away from His path. Say: ‘Enjoy your unbelief awhile; but you shall surely be consigned to Hell. Can he who passes his night in adoration, standing up or on his knees, who dreads the terrors of the life to come and hopes to earn the mercy of his Lord, (be compared to the unbeliever)? Are the wise and ignorant equal?’ Truly, none will take heed but men of understanding. (Quran, 39:8-9) E veryone experiences moments of helplessness, when the things treated by him as props fail to help him. In moments of adversity, man then turns away from all material support and begins to invoke the Almighty. It is as if he has come to realise that there is no god but the one God. But no sooner he