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132

SERMON 132

On the Glory of Allah

This world and the
next have submitted to Him their reins, and the skies and earths
have flung their keys towards Him. The thriving trees bow to Him
in the morning and evening, and produce for Him flaming fire from
their branches, and at His command, turn their own feed into ripe
fruits.

A part of the same
sermon about the Holy Qur'an

The Book of Allah is
among you. It speaks and its tongue does not falter. It is a house
whose pillars do not fall down, and a power whose supporters are
never routed.

A part of the same
sermon about the Holy Prophet

Allah deputised the
Prophet after a gap from the previous prophets when there was much
talk (among the people). With him Allah exhausted the series of
prophets and ended the revelation. He then fought for Him those
who were turning away from Him and were equating others with Him.

A part of the same
sermon about this world

Certainly this world
is the end of the sight of the (mentally) blind who see nothing
beyond it. The sight of a looker (who looks with the eye of his
mind) pierces through and realises that the (real) house is beyond
this world. The looker therefore wants to get out of it while the
blind wants to get into it. The looker collects provision from it
(for the next world) while the blind collects provision for this
very world.

A part of the same
sermon - A caution

You should know that a
man gets satiated and wearied with everything except life, because
he does not find for himself any pleasure in death. It is in the
position of life for a dead heart, sight for the blind eye,
hearing for the deaf ear, quenching for the thirsty and it
contains complete sufficiency and safety.

The Book of Allah is
that through which you see, you speak and you hear. Its one part
speaks for the other part, and one part testifies to the other. It
does not create differences about Allah nor does it mislead its
own follower from (the path of) Allah. You are joined together in
hatred of each other and in the growing of herbage on your filth
(i.e., for covering inner dirt by good appearance outside). You
are sincere with one another in your love of desires and bear
enmity against each other in earning wealth. The evil spirit
(Satan) has perplexed you and deceit has misled you. I seek the
help of Allah for myself and you.