The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 7
That is, O soul at rest that has found comfort in God return to thy Lord, thou well pleased with Him and He well pleased with you. Now join My chosen servants and enter My garden. 7 This is the stage when the soul of a person being delivered from all weaknesses is filled with spiritual powers and establishes a relationship with God Almighty without Whose support it cannot exist. As water flowing down from a height, on account of its volume and the absence of any obstruction, rushes with great force, in the same way the soul at rest flows towards God. That is indicated by the divine direction to the soul that has found comfort in God to return to its Lord. It undergoes a great transformation in this very life and is bestowed a paradise while still in this world. As this verse indicates in its direction to such a soul to return to its Lord, it is nourished by its Lord and its love of God becomes its nurture, and it drinks at this fountain of life and is thus delivered from death. This is indicated at another place in the Holy Quran where Allah, the Exalted, has said: 14 قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكْهَاةٌ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَشْهَاة ، That is, he who purifies his soul of earthly 14. He indeed truly prospers who purifies it, And he who corrupts it is ruined. (The Holy Quran, ash-Shams 91:10-11)