Unity of God

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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Unity of God — Page 24

24 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad forever. ُّ الۡعَلِی َ وَہُو Though every particle is manifesting His power, He is so Exalted that no one can fathom His true essence through their own effort. ُ الۡعَظِیۡم Despite being unfathomable, He is still Supreme [in the sense] that through the manifestation of His powers, anyone who strives can find Him. One can reach Him with ease and enjoy His presence. Therefore, the above verse signifies that perfect Tauheed is to be in harmony and union with God Almighty. One who finds God finds absolute Tauheed. In this sense, union with God is synonymous with Tauheed. This is the concept of Divine Unity presented by the Holy Prophet s as. It involves achieving a union with God while still living in this world. Essentially, it means that a person’s entire existence is centred on God, to the point where their own being feels nullified. Tauheed means to profess God’s Oneness and affirm His Unity. Besides declaring it verbally, a person must prove through action that God is their focal point. If your preferences are not aligned with His and your will is not aligned with His—your declaration of belief in the remains hollow. True Tauheed requires one to prove through self-annihilation that