An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 83
83 The question of inspiration and revelation are fully discussed and all manners of objections against them are fully answered. In the Arabic section of the book, the Promised Messiah as first explained the mission and object of his advent and then he added a short historical note about his family followed by an invitation to Queen Victoria to accept Islam. Specimen of Writing 11 Whoever surrenders himself entirely to All a h he is a Mu h sin , that is, he is having such a strong connection with God that he may be said to have seen Him at the time of worship. As enunciated in the verse: “He shall have his reward with his Lord, and no fear shall come upon such, nor shall they grieve (2:113)” alludes to the three important stages of the perfect piety, Fan a (Self annihilation), Baq a (Regeneration) and Liq a (Union with God). The words “surrenders himself entirely to All a h” clearly teach that all our powers, organs and whatever belongs to us should be surrendered to God and employed in His service and this state of man is known as Fan a (or Death), it is when a man surrenders his wholeself and all his powers to the Will of God and totally resigns himself to His service with a complete extinction of his selfish desires and pleasures, he doubtless brings upon himself a death which the mystics call the stage of Fan a. The next stage that follows, viz. , "he is Mu h sin " alludes to the stage of Baq a (Regeneration), it is when a man is quickened by the love of God and moves simply in obedience to His will, after a perfect and complete annihilation of self, and after the extinction of all selfish desires, he is granted a second life and enters a second elevated stage of Baq a. "He shall have his reward with his Lord and no fear shall come upon such, nor shall they grieve" gives a promise of reward and alludes to the third stage. The stage of Liq a (Union with God) is the highest 11 The Following are the extracts from A ’ i na-e-Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m , pp. 63-72, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 5, pp. 63-72, dealing with the three stages of spiritual evolution.