Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 210
! ! 210 The Disbeliever ’ s Envy Then, Sa’eer is the fire which rages inside them and allows them no comfort. You see, when a believer describes the U nity of God before an idol worshi pper, the latter feels anguish. Likewise , when a Jew says to a Christian, “It was your god , whom we crowned with thorns and caused to su ffer in so many ways,” the Christian burns inside. Consequently, the disbelievers also burn inside. Once a Jew said to Haz rat ‘U mar ra , “I am envious of your religion and I am green with envy , for there is nothing which this Shariah has neglected to address. If only these teachings were part of our religion!” Thus, this is that which burns inside them. In comparison, Allah recounts the state of a believer in this verse: َﻛ ﺎ ُﻓ ۡﻮ ًر ا ِﻣ َﺰ ا ُﺟ َﻬ ﺎ َﻛ ﺎ َن َﻛ ۡﺎ ٍس ِﻣ ۡﻦ 'َ ۡﺸ َﺮ ُﺑ ۡﻮ َن ا َۡﻻ ۡﺑ َﺮ ا َر ِا َّن “ But the virtuous drink of a cup, tempered with camphor. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 76: V. 6) In other words, compared to disbelievers , the Noble God gives the believers a drink from a camphoric cup. Camphor has a cooling effect. Therefore, while a disbeliever ’s heart rages , a believer ’s disposition is calm; while a disbeliever burns, the believer is content that no other religion exists like his. Before him, lie t he teachings regarding the U nity of God and the Word of God. When a Muslim reads in the Holy Qur’ān that Angels descend upon those who believe and they will receive revelations, t he y are overjoyed on how near t he y are to Allah. Only by following Islam , can one establish a relationship with Allah. In contrast, when a believer of the Vedas reads his book , how frustrated he must feel, believing that whereas God communicated with the original rishis of Vedas, He does not talk to him. [He wonders,] is he like a s tepson to God? Thus, a believer is joyful while the nonbeliever feels envy. To b e of the Faithful, it is Necessary t o Make Sacrifices Yet, the believer receives that cup of camphor after great striving. Allah says: