So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 4
it is quite possible that the victory may have some hidden conditions (which we do not know, and therefore we cannot be sure of the victory). That is why it is very necessary to always try to find out how far have we advanced in the Fear of God and purity. The criterion for this is the Holy Quran. (Malfoozat Vol. I , p. 10) HOLY QURAN IS TOUCHSTONE One should always try to be finding out his standard of Taqwa and Purity. The Touchstone for this is the Holy Quran. One of the indications of Taqwa, as mentioned by God in the Holy Quran, is that God frees a Muttaqi from the undesirables and takes the responsibility of the execution of his duties (He helps him). God the Al-mighty says in the Holy Quran : wa manyattaqillaha yajal lahoo makhra-janwa yar- zuqho min haiso laa yahtasib. He who fears God (is a Muttaqi) finds a way out and gets rid of his hardships-that is the way God helps him. God the Almighty provides for him in a way that he could not even imagine. It must be remembered that this is the sign of a Muttaqi ; he is never in need of useless things. For example, a shopkeeper thinks that he cannot run his business without telling lies and therefore he continues telling lies; he thinks that it is a necessity which he cannot avoid. It is hot true that telling lies is a necessity for selling his goods. God Himself is the Protector of the Muttaqi and He keeps him away from this kind of occasions (where he may have to tell lies). You should remember that when a man leaves God, God also leaves him. And it is quite obvious that when Rahman has left somebody, he will definitely be picked up by the Satan. 4