FMT LETTER: From TK Lee, via e-mail

In each and every divinely ordained religion, its author acknowledges the presence of the one true Creator and who is attributed with every conceivable name and quality from Fashioner of the universe, the Essence of Essences, the Unknowable, the Divine Force, the Absolute, the most Merciful, the Almighty, the All Wise, the all Compassionate to Love.

These prophets,saviours or messengers attested that their revelation descended from the Almighty and they never acclaimed what they revealed as their own. All created things, from the cosmos to the sub-atomic world, owe their existence to this One Creator.

Can we comprehend or know the Creator? It is foolish to think that we can pin down this Divine with all the names and attributes we can imagine or fully describe just one of its qualities. Take for example, the attribute Justice the ocean of divine wisdom surges within this exalted word, while the books of the world cannot contain its inner significance.

It is utterly impossible for human beings to describe the indescribable Ancient Eternity, the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden, let alone conceive the all Powerful Being in our finite minds. Can an ant, a living creature, ever comprehend the station of a human being?

In his Revelation, a Prophet singled out a name for the Creator in the vernacular language of his era. In the English language the name of the Creator is called God and is emphasised with a capital G to underscore its singleness. Further God is referred to as He, Him and Himself. There is no capital letter in the Arabic language and thus the declaration there is no allah but allah and when rendered in English, there is no god but God, emphasising on the oneness and aloneness of the Creator.

All the Manifestations of God laud and speak of this identical Entity. Through Them we are guided to know, love and worship Him. We are taught to develop these spiritual attributes and qualities potentially in each of us. A human being is regarded as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value.

Our very existence on earth is due to the grace of God. We members of one race, the human race, belong to Him. He is not exclusive to any one religious group. We are His servants or His children.

True religion engenders unity, love and harmony not only among its adherents and with believers of other faiths. It reveals to us a purpose of life. While there are differing doctrines, followers of every faith embark upon the same journey the spiritual path leading to the majestic presence of the one loving Father.

It is not just through religious rituals but rather through sacrificial love for the other thereby raising ones consciousness to a state where an individual sees in the other the face of God, regardless of colour or creed.

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What’s in a Name?