FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE

FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE T HE duas (supplications) that the Prophet has taught us are not some mysterious magical formulae which one utters to seek favours from God. These duas in reality are an expression of true submission to God. They are a result of deep contemplation and God-realization. They are a portrayal of the feelings of those who seek to live a God-oriented life; who derive spiritual lessons from all events and for whom the Hereafter is the ultimate goal. Every evening is an illustration of the scenario after the first call of the Day of Judgement. According to the Quran and Hadith, when the first clarion call of the Day of Judgement is sounded, all of mankind will fall unconscious. Following this, the second call will be a wake-up call when all mankind will gather in an assembly before the presence of God. For a true believer, every evening is a likeness of the first call of the Day of Judgement. Every evening we witness the weary returning to their dwellings. The birds and the beasts also return to their homes. The sun There is a tree beside my house. I call it the 'Spiritual Tree'. I derive spiritual inspiration from it. A tree is an evergrowing being that was initially a seed possessing the potential of becoming a full-grown tree. A seed takes food from the universe around it and then grows into a tree. The same is true with spirituality, the desire for which is intrinsic to, and an integral part of, the very nature of, every human being. To realize this spirituality, Man must derive spiritual food from the universe around him. A tree converts carbon-dioxide into oxygen; a spiritual person is one who can take positive lessons from negative situations. From this perspective, a tree is an embodiment of a spiritual personality. — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan CALL OF THE JUDGEMENT DAY