The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 392
392. Essence of Islam II or powers is evil. It is misuse that makes them appear evil. Every faculty employed on its proper occasion is wholly good and beneficent, and in truth all the faculties that are bestowed on man are a reflection of Divine powers. As a son exhibits some features of his father, in the same way our souls reflect the features and qualities of Divinity which are easily recognized by those who possess comprehension. As a son has natural love for his father, we, who are from God, have natural love for Him. . If our souls had not a natural relationship with God those who seek Him would have had no means of reaching. Him. [Surmah Chashm Āryā, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 2, pp. 167-169]. In the Holy Qur'ān, God says: 168 الستُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَنى 18. I enquired of the souls "Am I not your Creator?” They responded: "Yes, indeed. ". This means that souls naturally affirm the existence of a. Creator, though some people falling in the darkness of heedlessness and being influenced by wrong teachings become atheists or Āryās and deny their Creator contrary to their nature. It is obvious that everyone loves his parents, so much so that some children suffer death in consequence of the death of their mother. Then if souls are not God's creation who has invested them with natural love for God, how is it that when a person achieves full consciousness his heart is drawn to God and his bosom is flooded with the love of God? There must be some relationship between God and souls which 168 Al-A'raf, 7:173 [Publisher]