The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 282
282. Essence of Islam-IV ness is the root of all goodness. No action that is rooted in righteousness will go in vain. It is inevitable that you should also be tried with all kinds of anguish and misfortune, just as the faithful before you were tried. Be alert, therefore, lest you should stumble. So long as you have a firm relationship with Heaven, the earth can do you no harm. Whenever harm befalls you, it will be through your own hands and not through your enemy. Even if you lose all honour on earth, God will bestow eternal honour upon you in heaven. So do not leave Him. . It is inevitable that you will be persecuted and will suffer many disappointments, but do not lose heart in such situations for it is your God Who tries you whether you are steadfast in His cause or not. If you desire that angels should praise you in heaven, then endure beating and be joyful, hear abuses and be grateful, experience failure and do not sever your relationship with God. . You are the last Jama'at of God, so practice virtue at its best. Everyone of you who becomes slothful will be cast out of the Jama'at like a foul thing and will die in regret and will be able to do no harm to God. I am very glad to inform you that your God truly exists. . All are His creatures but He chooses the one who chooses Him. He comes to the one who goes to Him. . He bestows honour upon him who honours Him. Approach Him with straight hearts and pure tongues and eyes and ears; He will then accept you. What God desires from you by way of faith is that He is One and