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ful and He accepts the repentance of the man, who repents; it is mere impudence to think that God wouldn't be able to forgive so many persons. His Mercy is limitless; He is not short of anything whatsoever. His doors are never closed to anyone. It is not like the services with the Englishmen; they think as to how they would be able to employ the people if they were educated in large numbers. All those who will turn to God will get high ranks: it is a definite promise. Unfortunate is the person who loses hope in God-and he con- tinues to be in that condition till he is breathing his last. When a man is out of his senses, while breathing his last, the door of the mercy of God, is, of course, closed to him-but only then and not before. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 296) FEAR AND LOVE OF GOD There are two parts of worship: one, that man should fear God as he ought to. The fear of God takes a man to the fountain of purity and his soul begins to melt and flow to the Unity of Godhead; that makes man real and true worship- per. Two, that man should love God as He deserves to be loved. God says: wallazeena aamanoo ashaddo hubban Zillah (those who have believed, love God very strongly): we should take all the affections transitory and mortal and the love of God as real and true. These are the two rights that belong to God and He demands them from the human beings. So far as these two rights are concerned, almost all the modes of worship display them to some extent bu~ Islam has enjoined two types of worships distinctly for these rights of God. Apparently, it seems to be impossible to combine fear and love; one begins to think, as to how can a man love the 168