The Essence of Waqf-e-Nau — Page 13
13 and is preferred over Him is an idol; and man harbors these idols within himself to the extent that he is not even aware that he is worshipping idols. ” Frequently today, dramas [TV programs] have become idols, as has the internet and pur- suits of this world. In other instances, desires [have become idols]. Then, [the Promised Messiah as] states that a person is not even aware that he is worshipping idols while he is doing so within the depths of his being. Thus, [the Promised Messiah as] states, “Therefore, until one sincerely becomes God’s and is prepared to endure every hardship in His Way, the manifestation of steadfastness and sincerity is difficult. ” He continues, “Did Abraham as easily acquire this title from God? No. The announcement declaring: 1 َو َمْيِهٰرْبِا ْيِذَّلا ىّٰۤفَو۰۰ came when he was ready to sacrifice his son. Allah desires actions and actions alone please Him and actions arise from pain. ” ‘Actions arise from pain,’ i. e. , sacrifice is necessary for one’s acts to be pious and earn Allah’s pleasure. One has to expose oneself voluntarily to pain and sadness. But that per- son is not permanently in pain. Of course, pain is intertwined with such actions, but that person is not forever afflicted with pain. [The Promised Messiah as] states, “But when a per- son is prepared to endure pain for God’s sake then God does not expose him to such pain. . . when Abraham as made all the 1. Sūrah An-Najm, 53:38 [Publisher]