Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 51
! ! 51 The Proof of being Muslim i s in Complying with Alla h ’s Commandment s N o man or woman can be a believer or Muslim unless they submit to the commandments of God and the o ne who does not obey a nd submit to God’s commandments has no right to be labelled a ‘ wise person ’ , rather such a person is nonsensical and foolish. Note that w hen a king writes that he is the king, people accept his claim. However, if some one who is not a king claims to be one , he w ould be labelled as ‘ mad. ’ What is the reason for this ? Only that a real king has armies and the whole workings of a monarchy [to support him], whereas a destitute person, who is shoved about in the streets has n one of the markers of kingship and is thus called a madman [if he claims to be king]. We can deduc e from this that w hen an intelligent person says something he has proof to justify his claims. However, when a lunatic says something, he offers no proof for his claims. Therefore, any individual who says she is a believing Muslim , but does not believe in or obey the commandments of Alla h , is there an y difference between her and a mad man ? There is no difference. Such a man or woman makes cla ims far worse than th e lunatic who claims to be a king without proof, thus rendering such a person to be far beyond a madman. Thus, my second advice to you is to implement God’s commandments ; remain faithful to them and if you obey His W ill then you will have the right to call yourself a Muslim and a believer. O therwise, this claim of yours will be no better that the claim of the one who is senseless and foolhardy. A Servant of Allah i s One W ho Follows His Commandments I would now like to present before you the essence of Islam. It is composed of two aspects. Firstly, Allah says with reference to human beings : !!