The Devotion of Life — Page 53
53 Allah the Almighty Who is the Creator, Sustainer and Master of all, also desires that His servants become pure, love Him and adore Him so that He can shower them with His love, manifest Himself to them and open the doors of His blessings and favours. But, those who leave Allah for the love of others or worldly gains, have been reprimanded severely. Allah the Almighty says: ô ö ≅ è % β Î ) t β % x. ö Ν ä. ä τ ! $ t /# u ™ ö Ν à 2 ä τ ! $ o Ψ ö / r & u ρ ö Ν ä 3 ç Ρ≡ u θ ÷ z Î ) u ρ ö / ä 3 ã _ ≡ u ρ ø — r & u ρ ó Ο ä 3 è ? u Ï ± t ã u ρ î Α≡ u θ ø Β r & u ρ $ y δθ ß ϑ ç G ø ù u t I ø % $ # × ο t ≈ p g Ï B u ρ t β ö θ t ± ø ƒ r B $ y δ y Š$ | ¡ x. ß ⎯ Å 3≈ | ¡ t Β u ρ ! $ y γ t Ρ ö θ | Ê ö s ? ¡ = y m r & Ν à 6 ø ‹ s 9 Î ) š ∅ Ï i Β « ! $ # ⎯ Ï & Î ! θ ß ™ u ‘ u ρ 7 Š$ y γ Å _ u ρ ’ Î û ⎯ Ï & Î # ‹ Î 7 y ™ ( # θ Ý Á − / u t I s ù 4 © ® L y m š † Î A ù ' t ƒ ª ! $ # ⎯ Í ν Í ö Δ r ' Î / 3 ª ! $ # u ρ Ÿ ω “ Ï ‰ ö κ u ‰ t Π ö θ s ) ø 9 $ # š ⎥⎫ É ) Å ¡ ≈ x ø 9 $ # ∩⊄⊆∪ “Say, if your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your kinsfolk, and the wealth you have acquired and the trade whose dullness you fear, and the dwellings which you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah comes with His judgement; and Allah guides not the disobedient people” (9:24) This true and total devotion that man has for Allah is in reality called ‘Waqfe Zindagi’. In other words, having lost