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waste their life by doing sinful acts are the disciples of and successors of the devil. Allah
says: "People, the promise of Allah is true, so do not let this present life delude you, and
do not let the deluder (satan) delude you about Allah. satan is indeed your enemy;
therefore take him for an enemy. He calls his followers so that they may be the
companions of the Blaze." Koran, Chapter 35 verses 5-6.
I most humbly beseech you, sir, to put your best efforts in following the dictates of
Almighty Allah and severing your relations with men who are given to worldly lusts and
vanities, for perfect detachment from gods involves perfect attachment to Allah; in
mystical language it implies union with Allah through love. This is the doctrine that
inspires all religious and ethical Islamic sufiism. If you tread the path of sufiism, it will
give a new turn to your whole life and lead you to the regions of eternal happiness. By
spiritual contemplation you will be elevated to eternal bliss until you will forget your
limited self and see the ideal Beauty in higher self.
I therefore, exhort you to live the ascetic life and fear Allah, and set aside a store of
good works against the Day of Reckoning. If you experience any difficulty in
understanding mysticism, read my book Kimiya-i-Sa'adat which will direct you to the
right path and give you at least a fair chance of making use of the talents with which
says: "People, the promise of Allah is true, so do not let this present life delude you, and
do not let the deluder (satan) delude you about Allah. satan is indeed your enemy;
therefore take him for an enemy. He calls his followers so that they may be the
companions of the Blaze." Koran, Chapter 35 verses 5-6.
I most humbly beseech you, sir, to put your best efforts in following the dictates of
Almighty Allah and severing your relations with men who are given to worldly lusts and
vanities, for perfect detachment from gods involves perfect attachment to Allah; in
mystical language it implies union with Allah through love. This is the doctrine that
inspires all religious and ethical Islamic sufiism. If you tread the path of sufiism, it will
give a new turn to your whole life and lead you to the regions of eternal happiness. By
spiritual contemplation you will be elevated to eternal bliss until you will forget your
limited self and see the ideal Beauty in higher self.
I therefore, exhort you to live the ascetic life and fear Allah, and set aside a store of
good works against the Day of Reckoning. If you experience any difficulty in
understanding mysticism, read my book Kimiya-i-Sa'adat which will direct you to the
right path and give you at least a fair chance of making use of the talents with which