The Fountain of God’s Unity — Page 10
despise being associated with their forefathers who committed shirk. Thus, this clear evidence is presented by God Almighty to indicate that such people are the followers of Satan and will not be granted forgiveness. Thus, shirk is such a subtle disease that it affects a person in the same way that tuberculosis, slowly but inevitably, consumes its patient. Or a worm that gnaws away at a tree, such that after some time, it brings down even a magnificent, lofty tree, reducing it to the ground. Thus, in order to save oneself from this, one ought to adopt perfect righteousness and piety. It is vital for man to always keep in mind the attributes of God Almighty, so that one's heart always stay inclined towards Him and so that God too may cast a [protective] shadow upon them just as He mentioned [in the Holy Quran] that He will grant man protection from the attacks of Satan from above. Hence, man ought to rush to come under the [protective] -10-