The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 464
464. Essence of Islam II كَفَّيهِ إِلَى الْمَاء لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَالِغ وَمَا دُعَاءُ الْكَفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَللٍ 240. Worthy of worship alone is the same true God Who is. Omnipotent. Those on whom they call for help beside. Him, do not respond to them at all. Their case is like that of one who stretches forth his hands towards water and ask it to enter his mouth. But will it come do so? Not at all. Thus all the prayers of those who are not cognizant of the True God are futile. . Second Means. The second means of achieving the true purpose of life is to become aware of the perfect beauty of God Almighty, for beauty is something which naturally attracts the hearts and generates love. The beauty of God Almighty is His Unity and His Greatness and His other attributes, as the Holy Qur'ān says: قل هو الله احد الله الصَّمَدُه لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولّده ولَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا اَحَدُه 241. This means that, in His Being and His attributes and His. Glory, God is One without associate. All are dependent upon Him and every particle derives its life from Him. . He is the Source of grace for everything and receives no grace from anything. He is neither a son nor a father for none is equal to Him. . The Holy Qur'ān repeatedly draws attention to God's perfection and greatness and points out that such God is the Besought of all hearts and not one who is dead or weak or lacks mercy or power. 240. Al-Ra'd, 13:15 [Publisher] 241 Al-Ikhlās, 112:2-5 [Publisher]