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If anyone gives thanks to other than Allah it is as if he does not know the true
Benefactor and does not realize that the intermediary is under compulsion,
subject to the will of Allah, the Almighty Who has endowed him with motivation
and enabled him to act. The intermediary is therefore under compulsion to give;
he could not choose to do otherwise after Allah, the Almighty had instilled in his
heart that his well being both spiritual and worldly depended on his acting. When
the impulse becomes powerful it demands a resolute response; it becomes
irresistible and brooks no hesitation. It is Allah, the Almighty Who creates these
impulses and arouses them to action. It is He Who strips them of weakness and
vacillation, compelling the faculties to respond to their demands. No one
conscious of this could pay attention except to the Cause of all causes.
Such awareness is more valuable to the giver than the praises and thanks he
might receive from others, for that would be most useless lip service, whereas
the help extended to this truly dedicated worshiper of Allah will not be wasted. As
for those who lavish pride and good wishes in return for a gift, they may find fault
when they are not satisfied and utter curses when they are disappointed, though
Benefactor and does not realize that the intermediary is under compulsion,
subject to the will of Allah, the Almighty Who has endowed him with motivation
and enabled him to act. The intermediary is therefore under compulsion to give;
he could not choose to do otherwise after Allah, the Almighty had instilled in his
heart that his well being both spiritual and worldly depended on his acting. When
the impulse becomes powerful it demands a resolute response; it becomes
irresistible and brooks no hesitation. It is Allah, the Almighty Who creates these
impulses and arouses them to action. It is He Who strips them of weakness and
vacillation, compelling the faculties to respond to their demands. No one
conscious of this could pay attention except to the Cause of all causes.
Such awareness is more valuable to the giver than the praises and thanks he
might receive from others, for that would be most useless lip service, whereas
the help extended to this truly dedicated worshiper of Allah will not be wasted. As
for those who lavish pride and good wishes in return for a gift, they may find fault
when they are not satisfied and utter curses when they are disappointed, though