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110 will be firmly established in the station of obedience. The Promised Messiah as says, that the devout followers of the Holy Quran who are aware of their station of obedience and are firmly established in it are those who: “Always remain in lowliness, nothingness and humility in the presence of the greatness of the Almighty Creator. They deem their reality as nothing but humility, poverty, penury, full of sin and error; and regard the competence and excellence they have been gifted with like a temporary light, which falls on a wall from the sun, which in reality has nothing to do with the wall, and is subject to decline like a borrowed garment. Thus, they consider every excellence and beauty to be confined to God only, and regard that Perfect Being as the fountainhead of all virtues. And with a full observation of the attributes of God, their hearts are filled with the certainty that they are nothing, so much so, that they are totally lost to their own existence, will and desire. And the surging ocean of God’s grandeur so encompasses their hearts, that, thousands of considerations of their own nothingness take hold of them, and they become totally cleansed and purified of all the hidden traits of associating anything with God. ” 55 At another place the Promised Messiah as says: “Different postures of prayers are a manifestation of respect, humbleness and humility. In Qiy a m [standing posture] a worshiper stands with his hands folded like a slave standing respectfully before his master or king. In Ruk u‘ [ bowing