How can one show respect to another due to the wealth and...
How can one show respect to another due to the wealth and affluence of the latter, while he always declares that all praises belong to God, which finally means that every entity is His property? If one were to carefully ponder over what he expresses in prayer and understand the essence of their meaning, his actions would shine with the spirit of monotheism and transport him to the hometown which his heart naturally aspires. [^1]: Holy Qur'an, 84:6 [^2]: al-Hindi, Kanzu'l Ummal, tr.
18907 [^3]: 'Masir' in the verse has a meaning worthy of consideration. Its verbal noun (masdar) is 'sayrurah' (the process of becoming). Raghib, the well-known lexicographer, in his Mufradat says: 'Sara is to transfer from one state to another.' (al-Mufradat, p. 149). The human being by means of devotional practices undergoes a perpetual process of change of state, which according to the Holy Qur'an is endless, since the path to Allah, Whose reality is Absolute & Infinite Perfection is endless.
We say this because whatever distance the human being would be enabled to cover, he would never attain Absolute Perfection something that is perceivable only for the Necessary Being. Even if he were to attain unimaginably exalted heights through devotional practices his perfection would still be limited. [^4]: Holy Qur'an, 10:25 [^5]: Holy Qur'an, 35:18 Previous…