Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 324
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 324 So, the true relationship should be with Him because eternal salvation depends on Him, and that is obtained by developing a relationship of cognisance, love, sincerity, and loyalty with God Almighty. All religions agree up to this point and consider this to be the means of salvation indeed. However, the question is, how can these things be attained? This is where the division between religions begins. Now, the religion which has created excellent means of achieving salvation and the religion which has the power to influence and captivate and attract within it, that is the religion that is true, but the religion which lacks the ability to influence and captivate within it and in which no model of practical influence is found, is false, even if it says that God is One. This Tau hi d [Oneness of God] of it is merely of a verbal character lacking any demonstrable reality. A demonstrable reality is created when the being of any other [apart from God] is wholly erased, one relies upon Allah Almighty alone, and every hope and fear is reposed in Him. Until this comes into being in practice, nothing can be achieved by mere words. For example, a person [says he] considers Allah the Exalted to be One, yet maintains a connection to others, so where is Tau hi d? Or if [he says] he believes God Almighty to be the Provider but then also relies on someone else or loves someone else or entertains hopes and fear from someone, how can he be said to believe God to be only One? Therefore real Tau hi d is truly real- ised by believing Allah the Exalted to be One in every respect, but this is not in one’s power; it comes into being by the grace of Allah the Exalted and by perfect belief in His existence. One-sided thoughts are gradually lost. For example, a per- son imagines that there is a man inside a closed room who will open it when he wakes up. However, when two days, four days, a month, two months, or even several years pass by, and there