A Letter to a Dear One — Page 62
62 Letter to a Dear One He lost himself in the love of his beloved God so much so that he reached the utmost heights; and in his person God the Merciful manifested. The fragrance of the True Beloved was evident on his face; in his characteristics one could see the attributes of God being reflected in their perfection. I would call Ahmad’s heart the Throne of God even at the risk of being deemed faithless and alleged to have gone astray! If I lose my head and life in Muhammad’s love, this would be my heart’s desire, my prayer, my determination. Again, he says: By the Grace of God, we are Muslims, Muhammad Mustafa is our Imam and leader. We were born in this religion, and we will pass away staying in this very religion. The Book of Truth is the Holy Qur’ ā n, and our goblet of gnosis is brimful with it. The Prophet whose name is Muhammad, he is the purest, we follow him, we cling to him! I am saturated with his love; his love to me is like milk to a baby. My soul is connected with his soul; there remains no distance between us. He was the best of the best among all the prophets, among all humans. He being the Seal of Prophets, all kinds of prophethood climaxed and ended in him! We drank to our fill all the drinks we obtained from him. All the revelations and directions we received came to us because of him. We gained light and excellence from him; without him, it was not possible to have union with the True Beloved.