Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 298
CLOSING SCENE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 298 pure. The S al a t is an excellent form of worship, and yet it is said: Woe unto those who perform the S al a t but are unmindful of it and perform it only to be seen of people (107:5-7). Thus the S al a t which is inspired by an improper motive ceases to be a means of achieving purity and nearness to God and becomes a curse. We are directed to seek divine protection against Satan before reciting the Holy Quran, and every chapter of it opens with the name of Allah which is a way of seeking divine help. That also is an indication that before entering upon so excellent an enterprise as recitation of the Holy Quran one must seek divine protection against satanic doubts and suspicions, and seek divine help for being bestowed the capacity and strength for carrying the enterprise through. Many people win divine mercy and blessing through a verse of the Holy Quran, and the same verse becomes the source of ruin for many. Threrefore, seeking divine protection and divine help are prescribed. In short, however excellent a design might be, unless it is inspired by sincerity and a pure motive, there is apprehension of its driving one away from God. We cannot discharge the tremendous responsibility that has been imposed upon us on this occasion without being bestowed grace and capacity by God. I, therefore, advise you to spend all available time in humble supplication: Lord, do Thou guide us along the true path so that we may be safeguarded against ruin and may draw closer to Thee. This is a heavy responsibility which we cannot discharge without divine help. Concentrate on the prayer: