Spirit of Islam · THE WORD OF GOD

THE WORD OF GOD

Spirit of Islam, Dec 2015, p. 44

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.

NOTICE Subscribers are requested to inform us about non-receipt of their copies, latest by 18th of the month providing their full name and address. SMS 8050202626 email: thecentreforpeace@gmail.com A fresh copy will be promptly despatched. We have created seven paths above you; We have never been unmindful of Our creation. We sent down water from the sky in due measure and lodged it in the earth—but if We please, We have the power to take it away—We have produced palm-groves and vineyards for you, in which there are abundant fruits for you; and you eat these, also a tree growing on Mount Sinai which produces oil and a condiment for those who eat it. You have a lesson in livestock. We provide you with drink from what is in their bellies, and you have many other benefits from them; some of them you eat, and you ride on them as you do in ships. (23: 17-22) Man is a small creature. Compared to him, the universe is so large that it strikes terror into man. In the vastness of space, innumerable stars and planets revolve at high speed. Yet, the most wonderful aspect of the universe is that it is highly favourable to the existence of human beings. Moreover, the planet appears to have been exceptionally made keeping all of man's needs in mind.' For example, man is able to domesticate a variety of animals and put them to various uses. The cow’s stomach, for instance, is a wonderful factory which converts grass into a valuable commodity—milk. All these factors warrant man’s recognition of his Kind and Merciful God and his remaining ever grateful to Him. o

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