A Letter to a Dear One — Page 27
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan 27 You should never be negligent of the perception that no matter how deeply you are engulfed in troubles, the door to Allah is always open. You can run along to him and He will always be your refuge. He will protect you and will love you and you will have a share of His blessings and bounties. It is a pity that Muslims of this age have turned away from this attribute of Allah and have practically rejected it. What a huge favor have they lost! Some have openly said that prayer is merely a means to satisfy oneself and that it does not have an external influence. The Promised Messiah (‘alaihissal ā m) strongly rejected this and repeatedly wrote, inviting people, who did not have a belief in the effect of prayer, to visit him to see the signs of acceptance of prayer. So he declared, O, You who question the effects of prayers! Come to me! I shall provide you its proof like the shining sun. Do not reject the secrets of God’s power! Cut short this talk. Come to me, and witness for yourself the acceptance of prayer. Again, he says, Although the miracles are non-existent for others, Yet you are invited to come and observe them being performed at the hands of Muhammad’s servants. In this verse, the indication is towards the acceptance of prayer; and most of us have personally witnessed the high level of acceptance of prayers according to our individual standings. Divine Revelation Another attribute of Allah is that He ‘speaks’ to His servants. These days apart from the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam almost the whole world rejects this. Most people consider that although in times gone by Allah spoke to His servants, He does not do it anymore and is not going to do so in the future either. It is, as if they consider this attribute of Allah has been suspended. Then there is another section of people who were not convinced of this attribute at all. In any case, according to both