The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 58
58. Essence of Islam-III which throws light on the verse: 47 إنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَائُ ذِى الْقُرْبى 7. Here God Almighty sets out the three grades of comprehension of the Divine. The third grade is that of personal love, at which all personal desires are consumed, and the heart becomes so filled with love as a crystal vial is filled with perfume. This grade is also referred to in the verse: وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ رَرُ وفَ بِالْعِبَادِ 48. This means that: 'Of the believers there are some who sell their lives in return for the pleasure of Allah. These are the ones upon whom Allah is Most Compassionate. '. Again it is said: بل مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَ هُوَ مُحْسِنَ فَلَةٌ أَجْرُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ 4. That is: 'The truly delivered are those who commit themselves wholly to God and, recalling His favours, worship. Him as if they behold Him. Such have their reward with. God and they have no fear, nor do they grieve. '. That is to say, God and His love become their whole purpose, and their reward is Divine favours. At another place it is said: يُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينَا وَيَتِيما و اسيراه 46 Celebrate the praises of Allah as you celebrated the praises of your fathers, or even more than that. '-Al-Baqarah, 2:201 [Publisher] 47 'Verily, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others and giving like kindered. '-Al-Nahl, 16:91 [Publisher] 48 Al-Baqarah, 2:208 [Publisher] 49 Al-Baqarah, 2:113 [Publisher]