Fountain of Christianity — Page 39
39 soul, being God’s creation, loves Him naturally and instinctively. The same thing has been referred to in an- other verse where Allah says, 22 i. e. , It has been ingrained in human nature that it will always seek after the One and Only God, and will not find true happi- ness in anything apart from its union with Him, i. e. , God has created in human soul a desire that it shall not find true comfort and tranquillity in anything other than its meeting with God. If this desire is inherent in human soul, then one has to acknowledge that soul is indeed a creation of God, and it is He Who has placed this desire within it. And since this desire is most certainly present in human soul, it proves that God is its Creator. Love obviously grows stronger between two beings ac- cording to the closeness of their mutual relationship. For instance, a mother loves her child and a child loves its mother because it was born out of her blood and was fos- tered in her womb. If souls are not bound to God in the relationship of the Creator and the created, and they are eternal and self-existing, then there is no reason why their natures should be imbued with such love for Him. And if their nature is devoid of love for Parmeshwar, they will obviously never attain salvation. The real source and essence of salvation is man’s personal love for God, which leads to his union with Him, because a lover cannot remain separated from his beloved. Since 22 Al-R u m, 30:31 [Publishers]