The Fountain of God’s Unity — Page 31
man of sound judgment. What Luqmanas said will be mentioned later. God Almighty states that the result of wisdom should be gratitude to God, so that God can then bestow His favours upon a person with more abundance than before. Those who express gratitude to God benefit only themselves. Human gratitude does not increase anything for God, nor does it enhance His attributes or His might. Rather, it only benefits the person who expresses gratitude. Therefore, despite all [the blessings], if a person remains persistent in their disbelief, why would God Almighty be concerned about them? Will God suffer any loss or decline due to his disbelief? On the contrary, the individual will only harm himself. Ponder the fact that from the time of Adamas until now, whosoever showed gratitude has progressed and thrived and flourished, however, those who disbelieved were always destroyed. Noah as as well as Lotas were among those who were grateful, as a result -31-