The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 104
104. Essence of Islam-IV semblance to the earlier Messiah has been vouched by God. . You bestow this title upon expert physicians and even call beauteous ones by this name. [Taudiḥ-e-Marām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 3 Title page]. It is Thy sheer grace and beneficence that Thou hast chosen me; Otherwise, there was no lack of servants in Thy entourage. . Those who claimed to be my friends have all become my enemies but Thou hast not abandoned me, O. Thou Who fulfills all my needs. . O my Unique Friend, O Refuge of my soul, Thou art sufficient for me; I need no other beside Thee. . Had it not been for Thy grace, I would have died in frustration; Only God knows where my dust would have been thrown. . O God, may my body and my soul and my heart be spent in Thy cause; for I find no one else who loves as Thou dost love. . From the beginning, my time was passed under Thy care; I was nurtured in Thy lap like a suckling baby. . I have not seen in mankind the fidelity that Thou hast; there is no comforter like unto Thee. . People say that one without merit finds no acceptance, and yet I have been accepted though I am without merit. . I have been the recipient of Thy numberless favours and bounties which it would be difficult for me to count till the Day of Judgement. . What is my fault that I have received Thy command; who am I to reject the command of the Omnipotent. Sovereign?