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Quranic Wisdom

Divine Food

T he Quran refers to divine food in these words:
Do not regard with envy the worldly benefits We have
given some of them, for with these We seek only to
test them. The provision of your Lord is better and
more lasting. (20:131)
It is this divine food that was given to Mary. The Quran has
referred to this fact in these words:
Every time Zachariah visited her in her chamber he found some
provision with her. He asked, ‘Mary, where did this provision
come from?’ She replied, ‘This is from God. God provides for
whoever He wills without measure.’ (3:37)

The “food” given to Mary was not material food, rather it
was divine food or spiritual food. Without receiving this food,
a person cannot develop his or her personality. Jesus Christ has
mentioned this fact in this well-known saying: “Man cannot live
by bread alone.” (Matthew 4:4)

If you want to live as a spiritual person, learn the
art of extraction. You have to extract the spiritual
content from material things.

The fact is that in this world everything has two components:
material and spiritual. You have to develop your mind to such
an extent that you are able to extract the spiritual content from
material things. In this way you will be able to receive spiritual
or divine food. If material food maintains your physical health,
divine content of material things develops your personality on

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