Chapter V: Oneness of God and Trust in God
The first stage of Tauhid is not absolved from hypocrisy and the name of the second stage is faith which is current among ordinary Muslims. The basis of God-reliance is established upon the third state of Tauhid, as mere faith in Tauhid cannot bring the condition of God-reliance. In this stage there is belief that except God, there is no doer of actions. God created creation provision, wealth good and bad, life and death, poverty and solvency, He has got no partner. When it is clear to you, you will hot look towards others. Rather you will fear Him, hope in Him, have faith in Him and rely on Him as He is singular in actions and everything besides God is subject to His discipline. You have got no authority to change an atom of the creation of God. When the doors ol spiritual kingdom will be opened to yDu it will be clear to you, more clear than external eye sight.
The devil turns you from this stage of Tauhid to such a place where you have got doubts for two reasons. The first reason is to look at the freedom of will of man and the second reason is to look to the lifeless things, as you look to the fall of rain for growth of corns or crops, hope for rain from clouds and hope fro wind for plying of boats. In these things, there is setting up of Shirk or partnership with God. For this reason, God says : When they get oh board a boat, they invoke God with sincere heart, but when He takes them to the shore, they set up Shirk. This means that they say : If the velocity of hurricanes would not have come to a stand still, we would not have been saved.
He who knows the secrets, knows that the hurricane is nothing but a terrible wind conducted by One who has got control over everything. So if otte considers wind as the cause of deliverance. He is like one who was arrested for murder but the Icing sent a letter pardoning him. The arrested mart remembers pen ink and paper as the causes of his deliverance and says : Had not been these elements. I would not have been saved. So he considers these things as the causes of his safety. This is utter foolishness. He who knows that these things have got no independent will and that these things have been made subservient to the writer does not consider these elements as the causes of his deliverance but expresses gratitude to the writer.
Similarly, the sum, moon, stars, fains, cloud and other lifeless things are all subservient to God, the Almighty and All Powerful.
He is the cause of everything. In fact, God is the writer and not
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the king in the above instance, God says : When you shot arrows, you did not shoot them but God shot. When it will be clear to you, the devil will be despaired of you and you will reach true stage of Tauhid.