The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page xxxi
Introduction xxxi [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] let alone the higher stages of that path. We cannot attain to any stage of honour and perfection or of nearness to God except through the true and perfect following of the Holy. Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. Whatever is bestowed upon us is by way of reflection and through the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him]. [Izāla-e-Auhām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 3, pp. 169-170]. The five pillars on which Islām is based are part of our faith. We hold fast to the Word of God, the Holy Qur'ān, to which we are commanded to hold fast. Like Fārūq (may Allah be pleased with him), we announce that the. Book of Allāh suffices us, and like ‘Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her), when there is a difference between the. Qur'an and Hadith, we give priority to the Qur'an. We believe that there is no one worthy of worship except Allāh and that our lord and master, Muḥammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] is His Messenger and is Khātam-ul-Anbiya'. We believe in angels, the true nature of resurrection (spiritual resurrection) of the bodies, the Day of Judgement, Heaven and Hell. We believe that whatever the Glorious and Majestic God has stated in the Holy Qur'an and whatever the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] has said, is true. . We believe that whoever subtracts the smallest particle from the law of Islām or adds to it, or lays the foundation of neglecting obligations and of indifference towards them, is without faith and is turned away from Islām. . I admonish the members of my Community that they should have true faith in the credo that: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللهِ. There is no one worthy of worship except Allah and Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh. [Publisher]