God-Oriented Life

Two Arrangements

God-Oriented Life — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Badges mark quoted or attributed material (Qur'an, hadith, another author, an opposing view). Unbadged passages are Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's own words.

Contents (33 chapters)
  1. Foreword
  2. Wahiduddin Khan
  3. January 20, 2021
  4. New Delhi
  5. Two Arrangements
  6. The Miracle of Creation
  7. Control Over the Universe
  8. The Beginning of Realization
  9. Mind and Religion
  10. The Essence of Faith
  11. Man: An Exceptional Creature
  12. Three Levels of Development
  13. The Veil of Satan
  14. Humility: A Great Form of Worship
  15. Greenery Returned
  16. The Price of Expected Acknowledgement
  17. The Existence of God
  18. No Acknowledgement of God
  19. Animals in the Garb of Man
  20. Patience, Introspection and the Willingness to Learn
  21. God and Man
  22. Increased Faith
  23. The Spiritual Loss Caused by Greed
  24. Rational Knowledge and Inner Realization
  25. One Serious Fallacy
  26. Towards the Truth
  27. Modest Man
  28. The Final Explanation
  29. The Spirit of Allahu Akbar
  30. The Tendency to Complain
  31. The Greatest News of Today
  32. The Voice of the Universe
  33. The Example of a Tree

Two Arrangements

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od has created man with special blessings, which are basically of two kinds. One of them is called the “best of mould” in the Quran (95:4). The other blessing has been thus referred to in the Quran: “He has given you all that you asked of Him.” (14:34) The “best of mould” has also been referred to in the Quran as “best form” (40:64). This means that man has been granted a perfect physique.

The human body is regulated, moreover, by a number of organs, which enable sight, hearing, breathing, speech, digestion, blood circulation and movement. All of these are essential for the survival of human life and, if these systems were ever disturbed or deteriorated and became non-functional, human life would come to an end. Other blessings which have been provided in the outside world, external to human existence, make up the life support system. They include the system of light and heat, the supply of oxygen, rains, agriculture, etc. Human life depends for its continuance upon both the internal organ support system and the external life support system.

A deeper knowledge of these natural processes opens the door to the realization of God. As a result, profound feelings of thankfulness are engendered, which give birth to all manner of positive qualities like modesty, seriousness, willingness to accept the truth, and so on.