The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 145
Allāh the Exalted 145 in this regard, because existence cannot come out of non-existence. . But it should also be kept in mind that the demand of. Permeshwar for His own worship and for righteous action proves that He has Himself invested the human soul with the capacity for love and obedience. He, therefore, desires that man in whom He has vested these capacities should devote himself to His love and obedience; otherwise, how can Permeshwar desire that people should love. Him and should obey Him and should act in accordance with His will? [Nasim-e-Da'wat, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 19, pp. 385-386]. Need for Purification 91 قد افلح مَن زَكْهَا " (Urdu couplet):. He who loves the Holy One;. Must purify himself in order to find Him. . Every people claims that there are many among them who love God Almighty, but what needs to be known is whether God loves them or not. The proof of God's love is that first He removes the veil that prevents a person from believing with certainty in the existence of God. . Because of this veil man admits the existence of God with dark and blurred understanding and very often at the time of trial denies His existence altogether. The removal of this veil cannot be achieved except through converse with God. A person drinks of the fountain of true under90 According to the belief of the Āryās. [Translator] 91 'Surely, he prospers who augments it. '-al-Shams, 91:10 [Publisher]