Reason and Reality
The reality or essence of faith is the discovery of God. True faith is true when a person becomes aware of God’s existence and apprehends divine realities.
As a result of this faith, a person’s entire life becomes oriented towards the Hereafter. In all matters, his eyes are on the Hereafter. In this world, instead of temporary gains, he makes the gains of the Hereafter the centre of his attention. When there are two sides to any matter – the worldly side and the otherworldly side, he ignores the consideration of this world and chooses what would be of value in the life Hereafter.
For him, this faith becomes a source of limitless trust in God. At all times and in all events, he trusts God. Faith, in essence, is to have recognised the Lord when this recognition or discovery becomes part and parcel of a person’s heart and mind. Then his whole personality is transformed. He becomes a new human being.