The Devotion of Life — Page 436
436 The Blessings of To dedicate one’s life in the service of Allah is an expression of love for Allah. When a humble servant takes this step, Allah reaches out to him and takes him in His lap. The Promised Messiah as states in one of his Urdu couplets that, from the beginning he spent his days in Allah’s shade and was in His lap like a suckling infant. Hadrat Anas ra relates a Hadith in which the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, that Allah says that when a servant comes closer to Him by a hand’s breadth, He comes closer to His servant by an arm’s length; when that servant comes closer by an arm’s length, He comes closer by two arms’ length and when the servant starts walking towards Him, Allah runs towards His servant. (Muslim, Kitabul Zikr wa Dua, Chapter Fazluz Zikr) Thus, when a servant presents himself completely to Allah, He showers His blessings on His servant. The Promised Messiah as received a revelation from God which said: “If you become Mine, the world will be yours. ” Thus, the entire universe is subjugated to the one who devotes his life; he becomes the recipient of Divine blessings and his heart is illuminated with the light of God. It is narrated in another Hadith that when Allah loves His servant, He becomes the ears of the servant through which he listens; He becomes his eyes through which the servant