The Devotion of Life — Page 58
58 The above mentioned verse (Chapter 2:113) also points to the same subject. There are many similar verses in the Holy Quran. In short, the first type of submission requires that man places at the disposal of Allah all his faculties, his limbs and all that belongs to him to such an extent that he experiences an extinction. Pointing to this sort of submission, the Promised Messiah as writes: “No human being can be truly associated with the noble title of ‘follower of Islam’ until he submits to Allah his whole self, all his faculties, his desires and his intentions; and dispossessing himself of all the accoutrements of ego, engrosses himself in His path. ” He further states: “Submitting your life in the way of Allah, which in fact is true Islam, is of two kinds. One, that Allah the Almighty is considered to be the only one worthy of worship and He should be the Beloved and the ultimate goal and no one should be a partner in His worship, His love, His awe and His optimism. His sanctity, His remembrance, His worship and all the manners of servitude and all commandments and injunctions and their limits and Divine matters of predestination are accepted willingly and with open heart. And with total humility and extinction of oneself, he acts on all these commandments, observes all the limits and laws and bears all the burden of fate with free will. And discovers and understands all the verities and discernments of His authority that are the source of all Wisdom and are a medium to discover