Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 181
182 whoever follows the guidance, follows it only for the good of his own soul). 93 Thus, he presented to the world something more than what had been prayed by Hadrat Ibrahim as. In the words, (so whoever follows the guidance) he announced, I have brought to you all the means of purification of soul. Therefore, the prayer of (may purify them) has been answered. But I would like to tell you that purification of your soul will not be done out of any coercion. The true means of purification of soul are these which I present before you. (So whoever follows the guidance, follows it only for the good of his own soul. ) Now, having striven, making sacrifices and exhibiting sincerity of intention by laying your lives in the cause of Allah you yourself will have to purify your souls. Though I have brought the means, but this purification of soul will not be forcibly imposed on you, rather you have the freedom of conscience. You will have to strive to use the given means of purification, to benefit from them, and as a result of that to attain the nearness of God, and to achieve purity and cleanliness. No other or superior power will, or can, do the purification of your soul by coercion. Thus, implies that the means of guidance and purification of soul have been provided; whoever seeks for himself the path of guidance, benefiting from these means of purification of soul, does it for his own good. Whereas the phrase