Spirit of Islam · FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE

FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE

Spirit of Islam, Nov 2015, p. 23

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

Importance of Mission What inspires a man more than anything is to have a great mission before him. That is what arouses man’s hidden potential. It makes him a peak performer. This is evidence of the fact that God’s bounties for man can never be imperfect. However, these bounties will reach their perfection only in Paradise. According to the Quran, God is Most Beneficent and Most Merciful. This implies that any deficiency in man’s entitlement or what man deserves is made up for by the mercy of God, in the Hereafter. Therefore, the Prophet has advised that man should never despair on seeing the shortcomings of his deeds. Instead, with hope in God’s mercy, he should pray: ‘O God, do not pass judgment on me on the basis of my deeds. Instead, give your verdict on the basis of Your mercy’. o

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