The Devotion of Life — Page 37
37 ِ ِ ا ِْ ا ِ ِ اِْ In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful FOREWORD By Hafiz Muzaffar Ahmad Sahib Nazar Islaho Irshad (Da’wat-e Ilallah) Since Hadrat Adam to this time, 124,000 Messengers have been sent by God Almighty and each one of them was a devotee of life in the cause of Allah. However, Hadrat Abraham’s as sacrifice has become an adage. God Almighty mentions this perfect devotion in the cause of Allah in these words: z ΟŠ Ï δ≡ t ö / Î ) u ρ “ Ï % © ! $ # # ’ ® û u ρ ∩⊂∠∪ “And of Abraham who fulfilled the commandments. ” (53:38) When his Lord said to him, ‘Submit’, he said ‘I have already submitted to the Lord of the worlds’ (2:132), “And Allah took Abraham for a special friend” (4:126). As it was at that time, he was a perfectly obedient person but he was not alone. Through his example and influence, he produced many other obedient persons, one of whom was his wife Hagar who, solely for the sake of God Almighty accepted to stay with her young son in an absolutely barren land. Thus she accepted certain death and said, ‘If this is the will of God then I accept it and do not care for anything. God