The Fountain of God’s Unity — Page 16
Here, it is worth remembering that God Almighty says to the soul at rest¹ to enter among His chosen servants, and to enter His paradise; but [this begs a question that] are not other people [that is, those not admitted to heaven] also the creation of God Almighty? Indeed, they are. However, here, God Al- mighty has used a metaphor to explain that a [true] servant is one who becomes worthy of being called a servant. How can people who are immersed in various forms of shirk and other [religious] innovations, and whose souls incite them to commit evil, be declared His servants? 1 The Promised Messiah (as)-in his book The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam-has mentioned three states of man. The first is Nafs-e-Ammarah, the self that incites evil. The second state is called Nafs-e-Lawwamah, that is the reproving self. The third state is known as Nafs-e- Mutma'innah, soul at rest. In short, the Promised Messiah (as) has defined them as natural, moral and spiritual states of man. [Publishers] -16-