So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 41
Taqwa; in other words, it is called the way of the Holy Quran or the Siraat-i-Mustaqeem. Let nobody think that the Disbelievers also possess a lot of wealth and they also live a comfortable life rather, they are engrossed in luxuries which make them intoxicated. I tell you the truth, these people seem to be happy, to those who are very mean, who can look only at the surface of the things. The fact is that they have a sort of burning and they are always involved in troubles. You have only seen their faces; I look to their hearts. It is as if they are chained and they are burning. God says: inna a'tadna lilkaajireena salaa- silanwa aghlaalanwa saeera. They cannot tum to virtue. They are so burdened under the chains that they seem to be worse than the beasts. They are looking towards the worldly gains and they always incline towards the earth. In the heart of their heart they have a burning. If their amassed wealth decreases or they do not achieve the desired success, they are greatly despaired and they feel a sort of burning. At times, while passing throvgh this kind of circumstances they run mad and knock the door of the courts. There is no doubt about it that he who only cares for the worldly gains (he who is irreli- gious) is always having a sort of burning; he lacks satisfaction and contentment. It is just like an alcoholic who takes one peg and asks for another. He feels a sort of burning. Same is the case of the person who cares for nothing but the worldly gains. His fire of greed cannot be quenched even for a moment. The real happiness is the lot of Muttaqi alone to whom God has promised two paradises. A Muttaqi can find happiness in thatched hut while a worldly person cannot get \t in grand and huge castles. The more he gets the more of troubles he has to confront with. You must remember that the true happiness is never the 41