Lecture Sialkot — Page 37
L ECTURE S IALKOT 37 trovertible proof of the truth of Prophets as so that they are left with no excuse. Another quality of the chosen ones of God is that they strongly move people and draw them towards them- selves. They are sent to the world to establish the spiritually enlightened generations. As the guidance they bring is based upon enlightened vision, they lift the veils of darkness between God and His creatures. It is through them alone that true knowledge of the Divine, true love of God, piety, righteousness, eagerness and felicity are born in the hearts. One who severs his rela- tionship with them is like a twig that breaks off from the tree. The unique quality of this relationship is that— with the required compatibility—the growth of spiritual faculties begins the moment the bond is established. Also, the very moment this bond is broken, the spiritual condition begins to deteriorate. It is sheer arrogance to believe that one does not stand in need of God’s Mes- sengers and Prophets; such a belief signifies the loss of faith; and such a person only deceives himself when he says, 'Do I not offer the S al a t , observe the Fast and re- cite the Kalima? ' He says this because he is bereft of true faith and zeal. Of course it is God Who creates man, but look how He has also made one man the source of another man’s birth! Hence, just like the physical father through whom man is born, there is also the spiritual father who is the source of spiritual birth.