The Devotion of Life — Page 74
74 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, one 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 His Kingdom and His Domain and is a strong guide to understand His Favours and His Blessings. 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 pain to provide comfort to others and even accept hardship to give relief to others. ” (Aina Kamaalat-e-Islam, Roohani Khazain- Urdu Edition 1984; Vol. 5 Page 60-61) It becomes evident from this address that the reality of Islam is extremely exalted and no human being of any nobility can be associated with Islam until he submits his whole self, his faculties, his ambitions, his intentions and his ego, to Allah the Almighty.