The Victory of Islam — Page 41
H H A A D D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD 41 thousands of times every single second, and all of your precious time is so occupied in the gibberish and babble of the world that you have no time to look in the other direction. Does it ever even cross your mind what the ultimate end of this existence is? Where is the justice in you! Where is the integrity in you! Where in you is the righteousness, the piety, the honesty, and the humility towards which the Quran beckons you! Did it ever occur to you over the years—even by chance—that we even have a God? Does it ever cross your mind what are all the rights that He has over you? The truth is actually that you have not maintained any interest, any link, or any bond whatsoever with the real Qayy u m [Sustainer] and it is a struggle for you to so much as mention His name. Now you will slyly contend that it is absolutely not so, but the universal law of God Almighty puts you to shame as it reminds you that you lack the hallmarks of believers. You emphatically apply your wisdom and intellectual depth in your worldly cares and concerns, but your skill, your penetrating intellect, and your foresight go only as far as the edges of this world. And with this intellect of yours you cannot even see a tiny corner of the other world, the eternal dwelling of which your souls were created for. You rest content upon the life of this world in the very way a person rests content upon something everlasting, but that other world—whose pleasures are capable of providing true content - ment and are eternal—does not come to your mind even once throughout your entire life! How unfortunate it is that you are sitting completely oblivious and with your eyes closed to an issue of paramount importance, while day and night you are running full speed ahead in pursuit of matters past and passing! You know all too well and without any