An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 405
405 Second part deals with the dreams of those persons who might claim some sort of contact with God, but it is not very significant. There are certain impurities which are still lurking in their inner self. Such dreamers may be compared to a man who sees fire burning at a distance, but he has not moved near enough to feel the warmth of it. Mere sight of the fire will not save him from the ravages of cold. Unless a dreamer treads carefully along the right path, he is not blessed with a perfectly clear manifestation of God’s mercy. As a matter of fact, the purity of revelation is in proportion to the cleanliness of dreamer’s heart. The purer the heart, the clearer the manifestation of God. Just as when you look into a mirror, the cleanliness of the image will depend upon the cleanliness of the looking glass. The third part speaks at length of those people who burn their selfish desires in the fire of the Love of God and lead a very difficult life for the sake of their Lord, who refuse to comply with the behest of their self and exhibit deep faith in God, even the angels wonder at them. They are the warriors of God, and defy all the onslaughts of Lucifer. Their sincerity and loyalty to their Creator is proverbial. Worldly charms do not allure them nor does the love of wife or children turn them away from God. In short, they are not daunted by any fear, nothing in the world can stand in their way or interfere with the performance of their duty to God. Islam is the only religion on the surface of the earth today which claims to produce men of such spiritual calibre. Muslim saints in the past guided the people. Even in our own times, men of such calibre are not wanting. Hadrat Ja la l-ud-D i n Shams ra says in the Introduction to the book, on page (B-C), the Promised Messiah as discussing at length the mysteries of revelations, visions and true dreams, divided the people in three categories: 1. People who have true dreams, but they don’t have a spiritual link with God.