The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 404
404. Essence of Islam-1 natural light upsurges in obedient temperaments and every fortunate heart desires to make every effort to bring into manifestation its capacities for good fortune, and to be rid of heedlessness, and to be rescued from the darkness of sinfulness, disobedience, vice, ignorance and unawareness. During their blessed time, there is such spread of light that every believer and seeker after truth, according to the degree of his faith, discovers an expansion and fondness for religiosity without any apparent reason and perceives an increase and strengthening of resolve. In short, from their delicate perfume, which they acquire through the blessing of perfect obedience, every sincere person is benefited according to the degree of his sincerity. . It is true, however, that those who are eternally unfortunate, do not partake of it, but advance in rancour and envy and ill fortune and thus fall into hell. This refers to what God says: 244 خَتَمَ اللهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ [Brāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 1 pp. 528-532, sub-footnote 3]. Bounties received by followers of Holy Qur'ān. The bounties that are bestowed upon the followers of the. Holy Qur'an and the special gifts that they receive are not capable of being expressed in words, but some of them are of such great magnitude that it would be proper to mention them in some detail for the guidance of seekers. . Of these are the knowledge and insights which are bestowed on perfect followers. When a person adopts true 244 Allāh has set a seal on their hearts. '-al-Baqarah, 2:8 [Publisher]