The Devotion of Life — Page 299
299 Those who will offer themselves for the service of the faith of Allah the Exalted before such a time comes will be accepted in the Presence of Allah and will be the recipients of His Grace to a degree that those who will follow at a later stage will not be able to obtain even a fraction of those blessings; this is because ‘only those people gain prominence who surpass in the ways of good deeds and sacrifice. ’” Great Honours are Reserved for Life Devotees Hadrat Musleh Maud ra thus concluded the Sermon: “Allah has reserved great honour for you. Have trust and reliance in Allah and devote yourself for the propagation of His faith. Once He wills to endow, He grants in a way that man is astonished. All our lives we have gained tremendous knowledge without any secular qualifications that even eludes holders of impressive degrees. Similarly, Allah the Exalted has helped us in monetary terms through ways and means that were beyond our imagination. Therefore, have trust in Allah and step forward towards Him; if you step forward having trust in Him, then most certainly your God will not waste you. He shall hold your hand and you will feel that your God stands in front of you. During this trip a new English Muslim convert came to me and said, ‘I try very hard to gain the nearness of Allah the Exalted, however, I cannot tell if I have achieved His nearness or not. ’ I told him that this desire of his depended on his faith and belief that the