The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 157
156 Ā'ĪNA-E-KAMĀLĀT-E-ISLĀM―DĀFI‘UL-WASĀWIS shadowed form. This beauty is not mere assumption, nor an idle fancy, nor a fleeting thought; rather, it is a certainty—definitive and radi- ant―so resplendent that its very vision blinds the eyes of all, and pure hearts are ever drawn towards it. X nor The favours of this True Beloved upon man cannot be contained in tomes, for His favours are innumerable. He sees sin upon sin, yet He continues to bestow grace upon grace. Indeed, neither person Y can do us any good, nor can the sun benefit us by its light, nor the moon, nor the stars, nor their influences; similarly, no friend can be of any use, nor son; in short, nothing can bring us comfort unless He so wills. This shows that the fulfilment of our needs through countless and innumerable means is, in truth, by the grace of the True Benefactor. So, who can count His blessings? If we speak justly, we must bear witness that no one has loved us as He has. Both of these means, upon which depends the attainment of the perfect truth of Islam, are indicated in the following verse of the Noble Quran: Sūrah Fāṭir, Juzw² No. 22— Meaning that: those who fear Allah, the Glorious, are the ones who have complete knowledge of His greatness, power, ihsan [benevo- lence], beauty, and majesty. In fact, based on the essence of their mean- ings, fear [of Allah] and Islam are, in reality, one and the same in their essence, because the concept of perfect fear [of Allah] is inherently encompassed in the concept of Islam. Therefore, the ultimate meaning and conclusion of this noble verse is that the primary means of attain- ing Islam is the knowledge of the greatness of Allah's essence and attrib- utes, which I have already elaborated upon. Indeed, this is precisely what is alluded to in the verse: 1. Surah Fāṭir, 35:29 [Publisher] 2. A juzw comprises sixteen pages. [Publisher]