personality. — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan GOD’S NEIGHBOUR ONE who has discovered God becomes close to God even in this world. His spirit is bathed in the light of God. If even the sight of flowers arouses

person, how can one discover God and not be moved to a state of sublime ecstasy? Many people claim to be close to God, but are still in fact a long way from Him. They speak of God, but their actions show that

One who has discovered God becomes close to God even in this world. They take God’s name, but have not tasted the sweetness of the name which they utter. They claim to have found God, but have not experienced

sayings and deeds of the Prophet. Supplication—that is what worship is. It is the essence of worship. God becomes displeased with one who does not beseech Him. Nothing, save supplication can avert fate. As

bond of kinship, God will grant one whatever one asks Him for, or else with hold evil from the supplicant in like degree. There is nothing dearer to God than supplication. Call on God asking Him of His

servants of God. Supplication is a means of asking God for the fulfillment of all our needs no matter how mundane or insignificant, even if it be only a shoe lace. Supplication is a means of asking God for

Yourself IN the present world man believes in God on the basis of argument. In the Hereafter, he will believe in God on the basis of God’s might and power, for God will be visible to all. It is as if in the

representative of God. On the other hand, in the Hereafter, God will appear before men in all His glory. Then there will be no choice but to believe in Him. The more fearless of God a man has become

become, the more fearful is the moment which awaits him! The true believers are those who believe in God on the basis of argument, who bow to truth while there is no other incentive at work. On the contrary

something from others means that the person expects from someone other than God, when the right thing is to adopt the principle of ‘In God we trust’. And gracefully accepting something from another person without

will be regarded as being blind, by God. Quite often a person gets something as a result of circumstances, but ignores it as being unwanted and keeps praying to God for help. This is wrong; the right way

way is to accept the opportunity as gift from God. This will develop the psychology of gratitude in the person. As God says:  If you are grateful, I will surely bestow more favours on you. (THE QURAN 14:

WHO CREATED GODReasons to Believe A COMMON argument from sceptics and atheists is that if all things need a cause, then God must also need a cause. They question, “Who made God? Something does not come

nothing, so if God is a “something”, then He must have a cause?” Another form of the argument is: “If we believe that the universe was created by God—a Creator—then we must believe that God also has a Creator

without a Creator?” Such questions are inherently flawed because God, by definition, is not in the category of things that are created or caused. God is uncaused and uncreated—He simply exists. How do we know

WHO CREATED GODReasons to Believe A COMMON argument from sceptics and atheists is that if all things need a cause, then God must also need a cause. They question, “Who made God? Something does not come

nothing, so if God is a “something”, then He must have a cause?” Another form of the argument is: “If we believe that the universe was created by God—a Creator, then we must believe that God also has a Creator

without a Creator?” Such questions are inherently flawed because God, by definition, is not in the category of things that are created or caused. God is uncaused and uncreated—He simply exists. If we are ready

Matters IN THE PRESENT world, man believes in God on the basis of argument. In the Hereafter, he will believe in God on the basis of God’s might and power, for God will be visible to all. It is as if in the

representative of God. On the other hand, in the Hereafter, God will appear before men in all His glory. There will then be no choice but to believe in Him. The true believers are those who believe in God on the

who accept as their object of worship visible might and power and not the invisible God are not true believers. God wants to test whether or not people truly believe in the sphere of the unseen, but people

BELIEF IN GODBELIEF IN GOD Source of All Goodness GOD is the source of all goodness. He can be seen everywhere in the universe. His power is evident in the form of light and heat. He converts matter into

and fragrance. Gravity, motion and magnetism in nature are a demonstration of His power. Belief in a God of such perfection is more than just a dogma. It illuminates man’s soul and enraptures his heart. If

of God, who is the fountainhead of all goodness. Belief in a God of such perfection is more than just a dogma. It illuminates man’s soul and enraptures his heart. When one truly discovers God, He

THE MESSAGE OF THE QURANAcknowledge Your Lord IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL. Praise be to God, Lord of Creation; the Compassionate, the MercifuI; Master of the Day of Judgement. You

the name of God, his Master. God is the source of all mercy and compassion. His blessings are continually descending upon creation. To commence any undertaking in His name is to pray that God, in His infinite

that he is God’s servant, and also brings divine assurance of success. The Quran has a special way of expressing a believer’s inner sentiments in the best possible words. The invocation of God and the opening

GOD A SOURCE OF CONVICTIONCompensation for One’s Weakness THE MOVEMENT of the stars and planets in the endless space appears astonishingly strange to behold. An unbelievable number of vast balls of fire

the universe leads to the discovery of two important things. First, the existence of an All-Powerful God, who is its Creator as well as its Sustainer. If one can bring to mind this scene of the massive universe

helplessness of man. God is an indispensable need of man. Without God, man’s very existence is impossible. When one discovers this reality, one would race towards God and call out wholeheartedly, “God! Please help