Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 85
86 Similarly at another place the Promised Messiah as draws a picture of this holy Community in accordance with the Divine promises to Ibrahim as and glad tidings given to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , “Hundreds of thousands of holy people share the experience that Divine blessings descend on heart as a result of obedience to the Holy Quran, and a wonderful bond is established to the Gracious Lord… And a very enjoyable Divine love, which is nourished by the pleasure of union [with Him] is caused in their hearts. If they be crushed in a mortar of sufferings and be squeezed by the hardest of squeezers, nothing would come out of their beings save the love of God. The world does not know them and they are far away and far higher than the world. ” 41 This is that station of Ibrahim which was promised to Hadrat Ibrahim as the glad tidings of which were given to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa by his Lord. God Almighty, Who always keeps His promises, has kept His word and raised hundreds of thousands of such personages in the Muslim umma who were capable of achieving the station of Ibrahim. The sixth promise made to Hadrat Ibrahim as has been discussed in (whoso enters it, enters peace) which means whoso enters the House of Allah, that is, performs all the forms of worship associated with it will be safeguarded against the hell of this world and the hereafter. All his past sins will be forgiven and he will be protected against the fire of hell, and whoso enters this House will be protected against the fire