Spirituality in Islam
Spirituality in Islam
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Eating tasty food certainly gives us a sense of
enjoyment. But it is only when the experience of
eating such food results in an outpouring of
thanksgiving to God that our pleasure knows no
bounds. Travelling in a modern car is also
enjoyable, but the pleasure which comes from a
deep perception of reality, —i.e. the apprehension
of the indescribably unique power of God as
manifested in the world in the form of cars,
aeroplanes and all the other modern amenities
created for man’s comfort—is far superior to that
which one experiences while travelling in a
luxurious automobile.
The materialistic person can find pleasure only in
something which he or she actually experiences. But
the spiritual person lives on a higher plane. For
him, even seeing things in another’s possession
occasions an outpouring from the innermost
recesses of his heart of his gratefulness to God.
Another’s material pleasure transforms itself into a
spiritual pleasure for him as well. A materially-
minded person sees only the creature, while a
spiritually-inclined person sees the splendour of the
Creator through the creature. And it is obvious that
