Our God — Page 6
6 age. Not only is it absent from the hearts of the masses, but those who profess to be the leaders of religion and claim to be custodi- ans of people’s faith have themselves fallen prey to atheism. They either deceive the world or are themselves deceived. Their lips pro- fess but their hearts are empty. When it comes to spirituality, the world has indeed fallen into an abyss of darkness and there is not the tiniest flicker to guide a staggering and stumbling wayfarer. Is it not the demand of the age that in keeping with God’s eternal practice, the Sun of His Manifestation should rise from the heart of a holy person and illuminate the world? My dear people! Prostrate yourselves before the Divine thresh- old, for God has seen your plight and has raised a Spiritual Sun from the Eastern horizon. Open the windows of your hearts and let the pure rays of this Sun dispel the darkness of doubt and sus- picions, so that the night of darkness may turn into a bright day! If There is a God, Why Can We Not See Him? I would first like to remove one misconception which commonly besets people with regard to the existence of God. If there is a God, why are we not able to see Him? This is hardly a new question, and we have heard it from time immemorial. The Holy Quran tells us that the same question was put to the Holy Prophet saw by the non- believers of Arabia. 1 Whenever I hear people raising this question, I feel sorry for them. It is such a pity that when man stumbles and his reason becomes blunted by the veils of indifference, he 1. S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:93.