Forty Gems of Beauty — Page 156
156 His having granted him a position in His eternal Kingdom and if one gave Him thanks, one could progress from one’s existing sphere of the rule to a higher and better dominion. In short, this pleasant composite of obligations and rights is both glad tidings for men and a warning. It is glad tidings in the sense that sovereignty is a gift of God, and a warning because every sovereignty entails many good obligations. The true Muslim, therefore, is one who is grateful for the good tidings of future grace, and remains vigilant in respect of his present obligations, for within this attitude lies the eternal secret of human progress.