Blessings of Khilafat — Page 180
180 That is, When someone becomes Our true servant, then his words are not his but Ours. He no longer speaks from his own desire. This stage marks the pinnacle of human excellence. I advise you that if you desire spiritual progress, you should try to enhance your spiritual senses. Sin takes birth when one is devoid of these spiritual senses. Take for instance prostitutes. They too give alms, but do they get the reward? No, never! The reason is that their alms are not based on a desire to seek divine pleasure; rather it is to avert punishment. If their alms were based on the true intent for seeking divine pleasure and fear of the Almighty, why would they commit adultery in the first place? About Hadrat Abu Bakr ra the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘He has not gained excellence due to prayers; rather on account of that which lies in his heart. ’ As for prayers, they were offered by other people as well. Even today, we see non-Ahmad i s offering prayers. Let alone the stage attained by the Companions of the Prophet sa , do they attain to the stage of even an ordinary believer? They are not even worthy of the rewards that can be attained by performing minor services to the believer. In fact, most of them are wicked and sinful. There is no other reason for their being unrighteous except that they are not conscious of what they are doing. You need to be conscious of what you do. None of your actions should be based on mere habit or tradition. Instead, all of them should be performed with a view to seeking divine pleasure. For your convenience, I must also elaborate here the ways to achieve this goal; but before I speak of them, I must also explain that some people suffer a serious misunderstanding.