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26 February 1908 179 one whom I guide; you are all blind except the one whom I give sight to; you are all dead, only that one lives whom I give the elixir of spiritual life to drink. Sattar [Concealer of weak- nesses] is an attribute of God Almighty that keeps man under its cover. If the inner state and condition of people was exposed to the world, people would not even want to go near anybody. God Almighty is the great Sattar and does not inform everyone of the faults of others. Therefore, one should strive to perform good deeds and always remain engaged in prayer. Know it for certain that if in fact there is no sign that distin- guishes the members of the Jama’at from others, then for what reason would God—Who is not the kin of anyone—bestow honour upon them and keep them under His protection in every way, and punish the others and seize them with His chastisement? 1 اَمَّنِا ُلَّبَقَتَي ُهّٰللا َنِم َنْيِقَّتُمْلا اَمَّنِا ُلَّبَقَتَي ُهّٰللا َنِم َنْيِقَّتُمْلا Only those are righteous who abandon, out of fear of God Almighty, such things as are opposed to Divine Will, who consider their self and its carnal desires, and the world and everything within it, insignificant in comparison to Allah the Exalted. The level of one’s faith becomes known when it is put to test. There are some people who hear things from one ear and dis- card them from the other without permitting them to descend into their hearts. They remain unaffected no matter how much they are counselled. Remember well that God Almighty is not in need of anyone at all. His attention is not drawn until one prays to Him abundantly and repeatedly and with urgency and anguish. Look how much anguish one feels if one’s wife or 1. Allah accepts only from the righteous ( S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:28). [Publisher]