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27 December 1907 89 set aright. 1 Though God’s right is the greater of the two, the dealings with His creation are like a mirror. One who does not deals with his brethren straightforwardly, cannot discharge the rights of God Almighty either. Keep in mind, it is not easy to be totally sincere with your brethren. On the contrary, it is a very difficult task. It is one thing to interact with others hypocritically but it is another thing to interact with true love and sympathy. Beware, that if this Jama’at does not have genuine sympathy, it will perish and God will create some other Jama’at in its place. 2 God Desires this Jama’at to Acquire the Character of the Companions ra In the Jama’at our Holy Prophet s as created, everyone had a puri- fied soul and every one of them had committed his life for the Faith. Not one of them led a hypocritical life. All of them dis- charged the rights of God and the rights of His creation. So, keep in mind that God desires this Jama’at to follow their example and 1. Tadhkiyah nafs means to be mindful of the rights of both Creator and crea- tion ( Badr, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 12, dated 9 January 1908). 2. From Badr: Until you become brotherly and become, for each other, like the limbs of a single body, you will not succeed. This is what God wants. If one is not straight with his brother, he is not straight with God either. No doubt the right of God is greater but the mirror to see whether the right of God is being discharged is to see if the right of the creation is being discharged or not. If one cannot come clean with his brother, he is not clean with God either. This is not easy. It is a difficult thing. Genuine love is a thing different from hypocrisy. There are many rights of a believer over the other. Believers have great rights on each other. He should visit him when he falls sick. And go to his funeral when he passes away. He should not quarrel with him on petty matters and show clemency. God does not desire that you remain the same. If genuine brotherhood is not there, the Jama’at will perish ( Badr, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 12, dated 9 January 1908).