The Garden of Paradise
Discovery of God
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DISCOVERY OF GOD
God’s true servant is one who is thrown into such
spiritual excitement by the discovery of God that he
always has God in his thoughts. The beholding of
God in all His majesty inspires such awe and fear in
him that the hair of his body stands on end. One
who finds God fears and loves Him above all else.
His entire attention is focused on God alone.
When he reads the Qur’an, he is overwhelmed with
gratitude to God for having guided him, thus
saving him from the darkness of ignorance. When
he considers the life-pattern of the holy Prophet, his
whole being is thankful to God for having provided
man with such an impeccable example of how life
should be lived, and having then preserved that
model for all time. When he prostrates himself in
worship, he feels as if God has embraced him in His
mercy. When he eats, every fibre of his being thanks
God for the nourishment and sustenance with
which He has provided man. When he drinks
water, tears of thanks flow from his eyes, for if God
had not provided water, how would he be able to
quench his thirst?
