Through Force or Faith? — Page 310
?— A Reply to Pope Benedict XVI 310 his Self rebukes him on committing any vice and makes him feel ashamed and he tries to redeem his mistakes. Spiritual State: The Quran calls its source as Nafs-e- Mu t ma’innah, the soul at rest. This is the final state. At this stage man’s heart is fully content, and he starts flying fast towards God. He abhors all sin, and performs all that is good and righteous. These three states are well connected with each other, and for the same reason the Holy Quran has provided guidance for all of these states in full detail. Therefore, the basic moral teachings related to eating and drinking, living, marriage, etiquette and fun- damental ethical behaviour in daily life are taught, so that a per- son may enter the moral state. In addition, the Quran has given instructions for every occasion in life and some of them have already been discussed above. In this state, a person observes high morals at appropriate occasions, and becomes a good and well-be- haved moral being. Then he advances to the spiritual state of Nafs- e-Mu t ma’innah —the Soul at Rest—through constant efforts. At this final stage, his soul flows towards God naturally. The Quran gives guidance even for this condition so that man may seek fur- ther spiritual enhancement. Thus Islam’s spiritual teachings makes a person a man of God, an image of God, the one who is lost in God.