The Devotion of Life — Page 62
62 This third kind of submission is in reality the highest stage of sacrifice that a man can give in the way of Allah, because after this submission, just to fulfil the objectives of Allah’s religion, he gives up even those things that were permitted to him. He sacrifices, for the sake of Allah, all his desires, his relationships, his relatives, his wife and children and even his parents. He considers it an honour to sacrifice his time, his possessions, his reputation and his life. This is the sacrifice that has been given by all the Prophets from Adam to the present time. Besides, many of the successors to the Prophets and many sacred people have done the same. The Mention of ‘Waqf’ In The Holy Quran This is the very sacrifice about which Allah the Almighty says in the Holy Quran: “O ye who believe! Shall I point out to you a bargain that will save you from a painful punishment? That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and with your persons. That is better for you if you did but know. He will forgive you your sins, and make you enter the Gardens through which streams flow, and to pure and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eternity. That is the supreme triumph. And He will bestow another favour which you love: help from Allah and a near victory. So give glad tidings to the believers. O ye who believe! Be helpers of Allah, as said Jesus, son of Mary, to his disciples, ‘Who are my helpers in the cause of Allah?’ The disciples said, “We are helpers of Allah. ”