The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 104
104 Essence of Islam-IV semblance to the earlier Messiah has been vouched by God. You bestow this title upon expert physicians and even call beauteous ones by this name. [Taudīh-e-Maram, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 3 Title page] It is Thy sheer grace and beneficence that Thou hast chosen me; Otherwise, there was no lack of ser- vants in Thy entourage. Those who claimed to be my friends have all become my enemies but Thou hast not abandoned me, O Thou Who fulfills all my needs. O my Unique Friend, O Refuge of my soul, Thou art sufficient for me; I need no other beside Thee. Had it not been for Thy grace, I would have died in frustration; Only God knows where my dust would have been thrown. O God, may my body and my soul and my heart be spent in Thy cause; for I find no one else who loves as Thou dost love. From the beginning, my time was passed under Thy care; I was nurtured in Thy lap like a suckling baby. I have not seen in mankind the fidelity that Thou hast; there is no comforter like unto Thee. People say that one without merit finds no acceptance, and yet I have been accepted though I am without merit. I have been the recipient of Thy numberless favours and bounties which it would be difficult for me to count till the Day of Judgement. What is my fault that I have received Thy command; who am I to reject the command of the Omnipotent Sovereign?