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273 message to them. Hereafter, everyone is free to heed my words or ignore them. Any one of you who desires salvation and seeks a pure or everlasting life ought to dedicate their life for the sake of Allah. Let each and every one of you strive and anxiously endeavour to reach the stage and rank where they can say that their life, their death, their sacrifices, their Prayers, are for Allah alone; and in the likeness of Abraham as , let their soul proclaim: 1 َ اَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْن I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds. Until an individual is lost in God, and does not give up their life in God’s way, they cannot be granted a new life. All of you who hold a relationship with me see for yourselves that I consider the dedication of my life for the sake of Allah to be the fundamental purpose of my existence. Now all of you ought to delve into yourselves and see how many of you prefer this action of mine for yourselves and hold dear the dedication of their lives in the way of God. 2 Allah the Exalted states: 3 ِ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْس ْرًا ي َثِ ك َ لِجَھَنَّم وَ لَقَدْ ذَرَاْنَا Verily, We have created many of the Jinn and men whose end shall be Hell. An individual who does not dedicate their life for the sake of Allah Almighty ought to remember that Allah the Exalted has prepared hell for such people. Cer- tain people who are unwise and entertain vain notions believe that each and every person must enter hell. This verse evidently demonstrates that this is false. There is no doubt, nonetheless, that there are few who are saved completely from the punishment of hell, but this is no surprising matter. Allah the Exalted states: 4 ُ قَلِيْلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُوْر Few of My servants are grateful. The Reality of Hell Now, one ought to understand what hell is exactly. One hell is that which Allah 1 al-Baqarah, 2:132 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 31, dated 31 August 1900, pp. 3-4 3 al-A’raf , 7:180 4 as-Saba , 34:14