Simulation

give up his resolution.

7-7- CO COUR UR AG AGE A E AND ND VA VALO LOUR UR

This declaration inspires bravery in man. There are This declaration inspires bravery in man. There are

two things which make a man coward (i) fear of two things which make a man coward (i) fear of death and love of safety, and (ii) the idea that there death and love of safety, and (ii) the idea that there

is someone else besides God who can

is someone else besides God who can take awaytake away life . Belief in La ilaha illa Allah purges the mind of life . Belief in La ilaha illa Allah purges the mind of both these ideas. The first idea goes out of his mind both these ideas. The first idea goes out of his mind because he knows that his life and his property and because he knows that his life and his property and

everything else really belong to God, and he everything else really belong to God, and he becomes ready to sacrifice his all things for His becomes ready to sacrifice his all things for His pleasure. He gets rid of the second idea because he pleasure. He gets rid of the second idea because he

knows that no weapon, no man or animal has the knows that no weapon, no man or animal has the power of taking away his life;

power of taking away his life; except Allah. Hence aexcept Allah. Hence a person has no more fear and he becomes

person has no more fear and he becomes courageous.

courageous.

8-8- OB OB ED EDI IEN EN C CE E

The most important effect of La ilaha illa Allah is The most important effect of La ilaha illa Allah is that it makes man obey and observe God’s Law.

that it makes man obey and observe God’s Law.

One who has belief in it is sure that God knows One who has belief in it is sure that God knows everything hidden or open and is nearer to him everything hidden or open and is nearer to him than his own jugular vein. If he commits a sin in a than his own jugular vein. If he commits a sin in a secluded corner and in the darkness of the night, secluded corner and in the darkness of the night, He knows it; He even knows

He knows it; He even knows our thoughts andour thoughts and intentions, bad or good. We can hide from

intentions, bad or good. We can hide from everyone, but we cannot hide anything from

everyone, but we cannot hide anything from God;God;

we can evade everyone, but it is impossible to we can evade everyone, but it is impossible to evade God’s grip. The firmer a man’s belief is in evade God’s grip. The firmer a man’s belief is in this respect, the more observant will he be of

this respect, the more observant will he be of God’s commands; he will shun

God’s commands; he will shun what God haswhat God has

forbidden and he will carry out His behest even in forbidden and he will carry out His behest even in solitude and in darkness, because he

solitude and in darkness, because he knows thatknows that God’s ‘police’ never leaves him alone, and he

God’s ‘police’ never leaves him alone, and he dreads the Court whose warrant he can never dreads the Court whose warrant he can never avoid.

avoid.

9-9- EN END OF E D OF EVI VIL IN L INTE TENT NTIO IONS NS

The belief in La ilaha illallah creates an attitude of The belief in La ilaha illallah creates an attitude of

peace and contentment, purges the mind of peace and contentment, purges the mind of  jealousy, envy and greed and keeps away the  jealousy, envy and greed and keeps away the temptations of resorting to base and unfair means temptations of resorting to base and unfair means

for achieving success. The believer understands for achieving success. The believer understands that wealth is in God’s hands, and

that wealth is in God’s hands, and He apportions itHe apportions it out as He likes; that honour,

out as He likes; that honour, power, reputation andpower, reputation and aut

authorhority ity -- eveeverytrythinhing -g - is sis subjubjectected ted to Hio His wis will, ll, andand He bestows them as He will; and that man’s duty is He bestows them as He will; and that man’s duty is only to endeavour and to struggle fairly. He knows only to endeavour and to struggle fairly. He knows that success and failure depend on God’s

that success and failure depend on God’s grace; ifgrace; if He wills to give, no power in the world can prevent He wills to give, no power in the world can prevent

Him from so doing; and if He does not will it, no Him from so doing; and if He does not will it, no

power can force Him to.

power can force Him to.