Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 246
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 246 weak, powerless, and dependent upon divine help, and he believes with utmost certainty about God that He is, in the highest degree, All- Powerful, ن ی رب العٰلم [ Rabbul-‘ a lam i n ], رحمٰن [ Ra h m a n ], رحیم [ Ra hi m ], and Master of the affairs of recompense, and that all human needs can only be fulfilled by Him. Thus, in the very beginning of S u rah al-F a ti- h ah, it has been stated concerning Allah the Almighty that He is the only Being who is worthy of all perfect praises and comprises all excel- lences and He is the only Being who is the Lord of all the worlds and is the Source of all mercies and the Bestower of the reward to everyone for their actions. By setting out these attributes, Almighty Allah has proclaimed that all power is in His hand alone and that all grace pro- ceeds from Him. He has proclaimed His greatness to the degree that He is the Judge of all affairs in this world and the Hereafter, and that He is the Cause of all causes and that He is the Source of all grace. He has also indicated in this that without Him and His mercy, the life, com- fort, and ease of an animate is not possible. Then He taught humility to the supplicant and said: 1 ُنْيِعَتْسَن َكاَّيِا ُدُبْعَن َو َكاَّيِا [ Iyy a ka na‘budu wa iyy a ka nasta‘ i n ]. This means: O Source of all bounties! We worship You alone, and implore You alone for help. That is, we are helpless and can achieve nothing on our own unless we are bestowed ability and support by You. Thus, God Almighty has set forth two motivators that inspire zeal in prayer: One, His greatness and His all-embracing mercy and, the other, the humility and unworthiness of human beings. Now it should be known that these are the very two motivators that must absolutely be kept in mind by supplicants at the time of prayer. Thus, those who have some experience with the zeal for prayer know very well that with- out these two motivators there can be no prayer and without them the flames of the fire of divine love do not arise in prayer. It is obvious that a person who does not keep in mind the greatness, mercy, and perfect power of God cannot by any means turn to God, and that the soul of 1. S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:5 [Publisher]