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Spirit of Islam Issue 35 November 2015
THE WORD OF GOD
From The Scriptures
T
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Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its
entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between
610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind,
along with divine admonition, and stresses the importance of man’s
discovery of the Truth on a spiritual and intellectual level.
Translated from Arabic and commentary
by
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
GREED FOR MORE AND MORE
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Greed for more and more distracted you [from God] till you reached
the grave. But you will soon come to know. But you will soon come to
know. Indeed, were you to know the truth with certainty, you would
see the fire of Hell. You would see it with the eye of certainty. Then on
that Day you shall be questioned about your worldly favours.
(102: 1-8)
Man wants to earn more and more so that he may accumulate more
and more material assets. He remains immersed in that thought till
the day he dies. After his death, man realises that what was worth
accumulating was something else. But the realization after death will
be of no avail.
Any increase in worldly goods increases a man’s accountability. But
man, in his foolishness, thinks that he is adding to his success.
THE PASSAGE OF TIME
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
I swear by the passage of time, that man is surely in a state of loss,
except for those who believe and do good deeds and exhort one
another to hold fast to the Truth, and who exhort one another to
stead fastness.
(103: 1-3)