The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 299
Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama'at, and Instructions 299. Be happy and jump for joy that God is with you. If you stand firm upon the truth and faith, angels will teach you, heavenly comfort will descend upon you and you I will be helped through the Holy Spirit. God will be with you at every step and no one will be able to prevail over you. Wait patiently for the grace of. God. Hear abuse and keep silent, submit to being beaten and remain steadfast. Refrain, as far as possible, from challenging evil so that you may be accepted in heaven. Bear in mind that God is with those who fear Him and whose hearts melt in awe of. Him. He becomes the enemy of their enemies. The world does not even look at a righteous one but God,. Who is All-Knowing and All-Aware, watches him and safeguards him with His Own hand. Do you not love a person who loves you truly and is prepared to lay down his life for you, and does as you wish, and leaves everyone else for your sake? Do you not hold such a one as dearer than any other? So while you, being men, return love for love, will not God do the same? He knows well who is His faithful friend and who is treacherous and prefers the world to Him. If you will become truly faithful, God's hand will establish a distinction between you and others. [Tadhkirat-ush-Shahādatain, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 20, p. 68]. Here I consider it necessary to say that not all those who have entered into the covenant of Bai'at with me are such that I could express a positive opinion about them. I view some of them as dry branches whom my. God, Who is my Guardian, will cut off from me and