RENAISSANCE DECEMBER 2021

Faith & Beliefs 38 Monthly Renaissance December 2021 neediness and indigence in man is absolutely natural and it takes him towards a Being who is his Protector and Supporter. If this weakness of a person remains obvious to him, he would never become involved in the shirk of egoism, stubbornness, arrogance, rebellion and pride. But, often, upon receipt of the blessings of God, he forgets his own neediness and frailty. But he only forgets; his nature does not change. Thus, as soon as a trouble comes upon him that shakes the foundations of his false satisfaction, his suppressed nature wakes up and he runs towards God, and forgets everything except Him. We observe this nature awakening within the most rebellious of people. The proudest of men ﻗﺎل ﻧﻤﺎۤ ۡ وۡﺗﻴ l ﺘﻪ 0ٰM ﻋ ۡ ﻋﻠۡﻢٍ ﻋﻨۡﺪي (He said: “This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge which I have” (28:78)) had forgotten God in the arrogance of their possessions. Those who had driven flags of their power in the earth of God without any legitimacy; who were so enamoured of their own stability and moves that they laughed when God was mentioned are now seeing how helpless man is as they watch their own failures and worthlessness of their strengths. As a consequence, they have started to believe in God. 7ٰ9 ﻟﻌﻞ ﷲ ً ﻌۡﺪ ذٰﻟﻚ ﻣۡﺮ q ﻳﺤۡﺪث (perhaps Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation) (65:1). ( Translated by Nikhat Sattar ) ـــــــــــــــــــــــــ