Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Growth, a Muslim Perspective

I have a one year old grandson who is growing, physically and spiritually with each passing day (By spiritual growth, I include intellectual and emotional growth as well) Who is taking care of all these growths?

As for the physical growth, it is taken care of by the Earth (By God's leave) that provides a constant supply of nutrients to the body until it reaches maturity and at that point ,growth stops and aging begins.

As for spiritual growth, the process is taken care of by God Himself. The "Nutrients" from God is sent to the soul that is implanted in each of us. The soul is a "Devise" that is capable of receiving knowledge from God. This knowledge is of two kinds. First the revealed knowledge which is about God. The second is general knowledge, which is about God's creation. Under this category we have knowledge about mathematics, astronomy, iron making, just to mention a few. This knowledge have to be searched and God will uncover it for you. So goes the saying Search, and you find find it" "Ask and you will be answered" It must be remembered that God is the source of all knowledge.

In years to come my grandson will grow into a man, spiritually developed with enough knowledge of the world around him so that he would lead a life the way God wants it to be lived.

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