Message of Love and Brotherhood to Africa — Page 30
30 submitting these humble offers to You. Pray, accept these by Your Grace and Mercy and admit us into the paradise of Your pleasure, make our efforts worthy of approval and not such as would be thrown back in our faces'. It is the gift of Allah, the Sublime, that we offer and it is His graciousness that He accepts it as our contribution. The Promised Messiah as has put it in Durr-e-Tham i n ∗ under the caption ' A m i n' in a captivating line 'We did not bring anything on our own' (all we have is Your bounty). Since this is a truth, then is there any ground for pride? Where is the element of sacrifice then? And how come, it amounts to self-denial? What is one offering? It is but His graciousness that He says, 'O my servant, I gave you wealth. Now you are offering it to Me with sincere devotion and love. I accept it as if it really were your property'. In Africa children recited an Arabic poem and it sounded on their tender lips so beautiful. 'O sons of Adam! All goods are My property and the paradise is My garden and ∗ The collected Urdu poems of the Promised Messiah as , published posthumously.