Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 256
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 256 falls short of perfect liq a. 1 But when the love of Allah and accord with Allah completely saturate his nature, so much so that God becomes his ears by which he hears, his eyes with which he sees, his hands with which he grips, and his feet with which he walks, then no trace of dark- ness remains in him, and he becomes secure against every danger. It is this stage which is indicated in Allah’s words: 2 َنْيِذَّلَا اْوُنَمٰا َو ْمَل اْۤوُسِبْلَي ْمُهَناَمْيِا ٍمْلُظِب َكِٕىٰٓلوُا ُمُهَل ُنْمَاْلا َو ْمُه َنْوُدَتْهُّم It should be realized here that these three stages of progress, which are the fundamental principles of all knowledge and divine insights— nay rather, the quintessence of all religion—are expressed in S u rah al-F a ti h ah with the utmost beauty, pithiness, and elegance of form. Accordingly, the first [stage of ] progress, which is the initial step in the field of nearness to God, has been taught in the verse where He says: 3 اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا. Since adopting the straight path by relinquishing every kind of perversity and error, and turning wholly towards Allah, is the steep ascent which is described in other words as fan a —insofar as [it is] a sudden departure from habitual and customary activities, and imme- diate abandonment of all personal desires which have developed into habits over a lifetime, and turning straight to God by abandoning all honour, reputation, haughtiness, and hypocrisy—deeming everything besides Allah as non-existent is, in fact, an undertaking that is tanta- mount to death; this death is the pivot of spiritual birth. Until a seed mingles with dust and loses its identity, it is impossible for a new grain to come into being. In the same way, the body of the spiritual birth develops from this fan a. As the ego of man gradually breaks down and 1. See footnote for liq a on page 112. [Publisher] 2. Those who believe and mix not up their belief with injustice—it is they who shall have peace, and who are rightly guided ( S u rah al-An‘ a m, 6:83). [Publisher] 3. Guide us in the right path ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:6). [Publisher]