Blessings of Khilafat — Page 144
144 rather, it is you who are constantly chased by the Satan which ultimately causes many to be expelled from heaven. Whether someone has been captivated by Satan already or not, in both cases one has to remain vigilant to secure himself. Suppose that someone tells a group of people sitting together that one of them would be hanged. Now if everyone of them were to keep sitting and assume that someone else, and not he, would be hanged, one of them will surely lose his life. But should all of them leave that place, they will all be saved, for who could have predicted which one of them was going to be hanged? Beauty and Grandeur of Allah and His Kingdom I emphasize that people have become careless in their relationship with God. The fact is that there is none more beautiful, more loving, and more enchanting than Him. Should you love someone, love Him. Should you have a beloved, He is the one. Should there be anyone to fear, it is He. Should you feel awed by someone, feel awed by Him. If you attain Him, you are no longer in need of anyone else, and no hindrance will be able to obstruct your way. Therefore, let yourselves melt at His threshold and transform yourselves. What God is and how beautiful He is can be read about in S u rah al-F a ti h ah. Should you see just one flash of His beauty, you will no longer stand in need of beholding any other beauty. Man is enamoured and charmed by the beauty of worldly things, but what he should do is to reflect upon the beauty of the Creator who has brought the beautiful things into existence. To see God,