The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 270
270 Essence of Islam-IV to a mere ceremony which would be devoid of all blessings. [Āsmānī Faişlah, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 4, p. 351] The human heart is like Hajr-e-Aswad [the Black Stone] and a man's bosom is like Baitullah [the House of Allah]. The thoughts of that which is beside Allah are the idols installed in the ka'bah of his heart. The idols of the Holy city of Mecca were obliterated when our Holy Prophetsa, accompanied by ten thou- sand saints, arrived at Mecca and Mecca surrendered. . . . To defeat and obliterate the idols that are beside Allāh, it is necessary that they should be invaded in the same manner. . . . A Jihad is needed for clearing this house of its idols and I teach you the way of this Jihad, and assure you that if you follow it you will succeed in breaking those idols. This way is not devised by me. God has appointed me to disclose it to you. What is that way? It is that you should follow me and obey me. This is not a new call. To clear Mecca of idols, the Holy Prophetsa also announced: قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ 145 In the same way, if you will follow me you will be able to break the idols that are inside you and you will be able to purify your bosoms which are filled with idols of many kinds. No hard disciplines are needed for the purification of the self. The Companions of the Holy Prophetsa did not subject themselves to any hard 145 Say, 'If you love Allāh, follow me; then will Allah love you. Āl- Imran, 3:32 [Publisher]