Lecture Ludhiana — Page 65
65 done is for this world alone. Man is so engrossed in worldly pursuits that no room is left for God. Trade is for the world, construction is for the world, so much so that even prayers and fasts are for the world. Everything is done to please the worldly-wise, no heed at all is paid to religion. Now everyone should reflect whether the pur- pose of acknowledging and accepting Islam was limited to what is so misunderstood, or was it something loftier? What I know is that a true believer is purified and as- sumes the complexion of angels. As he gets closer and closer to God, he hears His voice and is reassured by it. Let each one of you ask himself whether he has attained this station. I am afraid that you rest content with what is only husk and crust which is of no value. What God wants is the kernel. In short, just as the purpose of my mission is to counter the external attacks against Islam so it is to let the Muslims have a true understanding of Islam and to infuse them with its true spirit. Today it is the worldly icons instead of God that occupy a place of honour in the hearts of Muslims, their hopes and desires are all geared to them, their quarrels and their agreements are all for this world. I want these idols to be demolished and I want the glory and majesty of God to find place in their hearts and the tree of faith to blossom and bear ever fresh fruit. Today it looks like a tree but it is not really a tree, for a genuine tree has been described thus: