The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 295
Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama'at, and Instructions 295 asunder from each other and He does not desire that anyone should be associated with Him. This is the channel that opens for us the ways of praying for those who deny us. Thereby one's mind is cleansed and broadened and one's resolve becomes fortified. . Until our Jama'at adopts this attitude, there will be little distinction between them and others. I deem it necessary that when a person befriends another for the sake of faith, he should treat the relatives of his friend with love and kindness, even if any of them should be of a low status. It is an attribute of God that: 155 بدال را به نیکال به بخشد کریم ؟. You, who have established a relationship with me, should become a people concerning whom it has been said: فانّهم قوم لا يشقى جليسهم i. e. , they are such that whosoever keeps company with them will not encounter misfortune. This is the purport of the teaching presented in the saying: 156 تَخَلَّقُوا بِأَخْلَاقِ اللهِ " [Malfūzāt, vol. 3, pp. 96-97]. Today I have seen an announcement published the. Chashma Nur Press, Amritsar, by the Ārya Samāj of 155 He forgives the evil ones for the sake of the good ones. [Publisher] 156 Adorn yourselves with the qualities of God. [Publisher]