Spirit of Islam · DISCOVERY OF GOD

DISCOVERY OF GOD

Spirit of Islam, Nov-Dec 2023, p. 42

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.

M AN by his very nature wants a God who is greatest of the greatest and Who is the only one who has no partner. As a matter of human psychology, man wants a God of unbounded greatness. Since man, in past history, has not been able to discover such a God of limitless glory, he has not been able to establish an elevated relationship with God. He has believed in God in a formal way by observing rituals but he has not found a God who becomes all in all for him. What is the reason for this happening? In ancient times, man would see that there were many things which appeared great. For instance the sun, the moon, the oceans and the mountains, etc. Moreover, in ancient times, there were many great emperors who made the claim of being the greatest Lords. There were many such different objects of greatness which dominated man’s mind. This being so, in spite of believing in God, people could not discover the greatest and the noblest being in the form of God. This aspect has been brought to an end for the first time by modern science. What modern science did for the first time was to place all human or non-human greatness in a non-divine perspective. Now it is possible that man, by his reflection and deep thinking, may embark on this journey and may discover God in the highest form. Further, the scientists have succeeded in discovering the meaningfulness of the universe but failed to discover the Creator of this meaningful universe. That is why they wonder when the meaningfulness of the universe is observable, why is it that the Creator of the meaningfulness is unobservable. Where is the wise Creator of this intelligent universe? DISCOVERY OF GOD The Creator of the Intelligent Universe

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