FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE
There is a tree beside my house. I call it the 'Spiritual Tree'. I derive spiritual inspiration from it. A tree is an evergrowing being that was initially a seed possessing the potential of becoming a full-grown tree. A seed takes food from the universe around it and then grows into a tree. The same is true with spirituality, the desire for which is intrinsic to, and an integral part of, the very nature of every human being. To realize this spirituality, man must derive spiritual food from the universe around him. A tree converts carbon-dioxide into oxygen; a spiritual person is one who can take positive lessons from negative situations. From this perspective, a tree is an embodiment of a spiritual personality. —Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
RIGHT START
THE correct beginning of the Islamic process is to begin with the discovery of God, the Lord of the worlds. When a person is in a state of wandering in search of truth, and then finds the truth, his case is as if he has come to light from darkness. He has then got a starting point at the beginning of his task.
Such a man will not be a wandering man, but he will be a man who has gained something. His every step will be towards his destination, not towards useless wandering. Such a man will begin with certainty, not with a jungle of doubts. Such a man is a living man. Such a man has a creative mind. For him, every morning will be a morning of hope, and every evening will bring new lessons.
The discovery of the Creator is a mind-boggling discovery. The mind of the man who discovers the Creator will be awakened to the greatest degree. He will get everything he desires to get, and he will avoid getting entangled where he desires not to get entangled. To discover God, the Lord of the universe, is to get hold of the truth. God is the starting point of every endeavour. The man who does not get a starting point, his case is a case of wandering. Whoever finds his Lord has found the source of certainty. The man who does not find his Lord, it is as if he did not find the most sought after Being. For such a man there is nothing but wandering in the dark.
The discovery of the Creator is a mindboggling discovery. The mind of the man who discovers the Creator will be awakened to the greatest degree.
Every person has the opportunity to discover God at every moment. For example, every morning when the sun rises, it brings a message of new hope to every man. Every morning comes to man in such a way that it awakens the sleeping man, it brings the man who has wandered in the darkness back to the door of light. If man is serious, he will discover his Creator in this natural event.