Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 189
Malfuzat - Volume I 189 tors; and as soon as they cease to exist, the love also turns cold and becomes a source of grief and pain. However, unconditional love brings true pleasure. Man has naturally been created for God, as it is stated: مَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ I have not created the Jinn and the men but that they may worship Me. For this reason, Allah the Exalted has instilled within man's nature an inclina- tion towards Himself and has created man to be devoted to Him through the most hidden means. From this we learn that the fundamental purpose for which God Almighty has created you is so that you may worship Him. However, as for those who detach themselves from this fundamental and natural purpose of theirs, and live like animals, and their only purpose in life is to eat, drink and sleep, they became distant from the grace of God Almighty and He no longer remains concerned for such people. God Almighty takes interest in the life of a I have not created the Jinn and ما خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ person who believes in the men but that they may worship Me), and then transforms their life. There is no telling when death will arrive. The couplet of Sa'di is true: مکن حکمیه بر عمر نا پائیدار مباش ایمن از بازی روز گار Do not depend on this unreliable life; Do not be negligent of the schemes of time. The wise do not put their trust in this unreliable life. Death comes and smothers a man without warning. Now when man is forever in the clutches of death, who then can be in control of his life except for God Almighty? A Life Devoted to God If a person's life is devoted to God, then God Himself will protect it. There is a Hadith in Bukhari that when a person develops a bond of love with God Al- mighty, God becomes their limbs. It is stated in another narration that this rela- tionship of friendship grows to such an extent that God becomes the hands and feet, etc. of such people; He even becomes the tongue with which they speak. In 1 adh-Dhariyat, 51:57 adh-Dhariyat, 51:57