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Condition VIII 145 motives, and it should give Allah the Almighty priority over everything. ( Malf uza t , new edition, vol. 3, pp. 457–458) Means of Obtaining Salvation From Sin— Certainty of Faith Then the Promised Messiah as says: O ye, the seekers of God: pay attention and listen. There is nothing like certainty of faith. Certainty rescues one from sin. Certainty gives one strength to do good. Certainty makes one a true lover of Allah. Can one give up sin without certainty? Can one desist from the desires of the flesh without convincing manifestation? Can one find any satisfaction without certainty? Can one bring about a true change without certainty? Can one achieve true happiness without certainty? Is there any such penance or ransom that can make one give up sin?… One should remember that without certainty, one cannot come out of a dark life, nor can one attain the Holy Spirit. Blessed are those who have been deliv- ered from doubts and misgivings because they alone will be delivered from sin. Blessed are those who have escaped uncer- tainty and doubt because they will get rid of sin. Blessed are you when you are given the treasure of certainty because after that your sin will disappear. Sin and certainty cannot co-exist. Would one put his hand in a hole in which he could see a poisonous snake? Can one stand at the place where stones rain from a volcano, or where lightening strikes, or at the place of attack of a vicious lion, or at a place where a deadly plague is wiping out the human race? If you have this much certainty