The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 470
470. Essence of Islām II path or may give up hope and should abandon further advance. Therefore, the mercy of God Almighty seeks to comfort him in his progress in this journey and strengthen his heart and to uphold his resolve and to increase his eagerness. Thus it is God's way that from time to time he comforts those who are voyaging along this path with His revelation and manifests to them that. He is with them. Thus strengthened, they perform this journey with great eagerness. He has said: لَهُمُ الْبُشْرى في الحيوة الدُّنْيَا وَ في الأخرة 254. There are several other means for achieving the purpose of life which the Holy Qur'ān has set out, but considerations of space forbid us from setting them out here. [Islāmi Uşūl ki Philosophy, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 10, pp. 415-422]. Worship Benefits Man Himself. Question: 255 God Almighty being Gracious and Benevolent, His direction that man should worship Him is for the benefit of man and not that it adds in any way to. God's honour. . Answer: It is true that through the worship of God man's own welfare is intended, yet the Rububiyyat of God. Almighty demands that by avoiding evil and devoting himself to His worship and obedience, man should achieve his good fortune. If man does not wish to follow that path His wrath is aroused not for His own sake, but 254 For them are glad tidings in the present life and also in the hereafter. ' Yūnus, 10:65 [Publisher] 255 This extract is from the debate held in 1886 between the Haḍrat. Mirzā Ghulām Aḥmad (the Promised Messiah), and Lāla Murlidhar, an Āryā Samājist. [Publisher]