The Devotion of Life — Page 60
60 ⎯ t ã Ì ø. Ï Œ « ! $ # Ï Θ $ s % Î ) u ρ Í ο 4 θ n = ¢ Á 9 $ # Ï ™ ! $ t G ƒ Î ) u ρ Í ο 4 θ x. ¨ “ 9 $ # t βθ è ù$ s ƒ s † $ Y Β ö θ t ƒ Ü = ¯ = s ) t G s ? Ï μŠ Ï ù Û U θ è = à ) ø 9 $ # ã ≈ | Á ö / F { $ # u ρ ∩⊂∠∪ “This light is now lit in houses with regard to which Allah has ordained that they be exalted and that His name be remembered in them. Therein is He glorified in the mornings and the evenings. By men, whom neither merchandise nor traffic diverts from the remembrance of Allah and the observance of Prayer, and the giving of the Zakat. They fear a day in which hearts and eyes will be in a state of agitation and anguish;” (24: 37-38) This means that such households are exalted by the blessings of Allah whose residents do not forget two things while they are engaged in worldly pursuits. Firstly, the remembrance of Allah, observance of prayer and His glorification and, secondly, they do not forget to pay the Zaka’t. The second characteristic points towards their care for the rights of the people and that they use the same devotion, sentiments and sacrifice that they do when observing the Rights of Allah. The Promised Messiah as writes: “The second kind of devotion of life to Allah the Almighty is to devote one’s life in the service of mankind; to give sympathy, provide remedy, carry the burden and offer comfort with sincerity. To suffer