THE WORD OF GOD

are they turned away? God gives abundantly to whom He will and sparingly to whom He pleases. God has full knowledge of all things. 29: 61-62 And if you ask them who it is that sends down water from the sky and revives the earth with it after its death, they will surely answer, ‘God.’ Then praise be to God. But most of them do not understand. 29: 63 Creating the earth and the sky was such a major event that only Almighty God could perform it. The movement of the sun and moon, the falling of rain and the sprouting of greenery from the soil of the earth are phenomena too great to have been brought into existence by anybody other than God. Those who indulge in polytheism do not themselves believe that they have brought these great wonders into existence. In spite of this, many people worship beings others than God in the hope that they will increase their worldly blessings. However, when all powers are vested in God, who else but He can exert influence on the distribution of the daily sustenance? The life of this world is nothing but sport and a diversion. It is the life of the Hereafter which is the only true life, if they but knew it. 29: 64 When they board a vessel, they call on God, sincere in their faith for Him alone; but when He brings them safe to land, they begin to ascribe partners to Him. And thus they may show utter ingratitude for Our favours; let them enjoy themselves for a time. But they will soon come to know. 29: 65-66 The real reason for a man going astray is that he is so completely engrossed in the glamour and problems of the world that he cannot rise above them and think independently. In order to arrive at the Truth, one has to raise oneself above external and superficial appearances. Most people cannot do so, and that is why they do not find the Truth. In the world, time and again, man has experiences which remind him of his helplessness. At that time all his conditioning falls away from him, and the real and natural man in him is awakened. But as soon as conditions return again to normal, he becomes as neglectful and