Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 562
562 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA - PART FIVE of his carnal passions not only saves his body from destruction but leads his soul to salvation as well. قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسْهَا 1 There were 100 houses in a village but only one had a burning lamp. When people learnt of this they brought their lamps and all of them lit their lamps with that lamp. In the same way, one light can multiply. Referring to this God Almighty says: وَدَاعِيَّا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَسِرَاجًا مُنِيرًا Man does not own even his life, let alone be the owner of wealth. A spoon cannot taste the syrup even though it is dipped into it many times. A sweetmeat reaches the mouth by means of the hands, but the hands cannot taste the sweetmeat. In the same way, one who has not been granted the required senses by God derives no benefit even by becoming the medium for it: 4 اللهُ اَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُ - صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ A greater pleasure makes one oblivious to a lesser pleasure, as Allah the Almighty says: أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ . . . وَ لَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ 1. Surely, he prospers who augments it, and he who corrupts it is ruined (Sūrah ash-Shams, 91:10-11). [Publisher] 2. And as a Summoner to Allah by His command, and as a radiant Lamp (Surah al-Ahzab, 33:47). [Publisher] 3. Allah knows best where to place His Message (Surah al-An'am, 6:125) [Publisher] 4. They are deaf, dumb and blind; so they will not return (Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:19). [Publisher] 5. Aye! It is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort (Surah ar-Ra'd, 13:29). [Publisher] 6. And remembrance of Allah indeed is the greatest virtue (Sūrah al-Ankabūt, 29:46). [Publisher]