A verse, addressed to the followers of Professor of Ethics and Islamīc Mysticism: Mr. Aminikhah
[First, he started it with a verse of Qur’an]
وَلَوْعَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوْا وَهُمْ مُعْرِضُونَ (1)
If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have made them listen.
[As it is], if He had made them listen, they would but have turned back and
declined [Faith]. (Surah ʾAnfāl, Verse, 23)
If in God’s idea there was something good about them, he would inspire them word of truth. Well, they don’t deserve God’s grace, if ever they want God’s grace and care. Because The Almighty God is wise, and the requirement of his wisdom is that, his grace and mercy extends to someone who deserves. Also, they ought to take it and be talented in this case. Otherwise, it is against his wisdom.
Yet, they don’t have any good background to get across something by God! [Now], this is one of the wonderful verses; it is one of the verses for those who are usually looking for professors of Ethics and Islamīc Mysticism, to get answers for their questions.
[It’s a part of the preceding verse:]
وَلَوْعَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَأَسْمَعَهُمْ کار
“If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have made them listen…”
Although I said it before, but I repeat that: We always complain to God, “Why do not you send grace and do not open a door?! Why do not you send a mercy; do not send a professor. But we do not know that God is constantly blaming us, “Why have not you become a humane?! The professor is available, but you have not become a humane! Why have not you become a humane?! [Mind that,] The mercy is here; I want to send it.” As he expects us [to become a humane], he blames us. Never does he withdraw it, if we provide the background.
Whenever there is no grace,[ لَيْسَ، إِلَّا] “Nothing but”. [That means, it has just one reason which was mentioned before!] If the one deserves it, there will definitely be special and specific [divine] guidance.
(1) وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا
We have not instructed the [Prophet] in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this
is no less than a Message and a Qur’an making things clear. (Surah ‘Ankabut. Verse 69)
The good inner qualities are to be established in and become the one’s second nature. Moreover, the one must be a faithful believer who developed a competence in themselves. That’s it! And the righteous deeds themselves have a great effect on this goodness.
وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا
[The meaning was written above]
The question: What brings about inner competence? The answer: Righteous deeds. Those who are righteous, will create these competencies and talents in themselves. Night’s supplication [Night Pray], pilgrimage, ʻAhd Prayer [covenant prayer], etc. The Elders [such as scholars] were committed to doing those, mentioned above. When there is inner competence, لَوْعَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَأَسْمَعَهُمْ. It means, Allah would indeed have made them listen.
It is not that, one is a person of righteous and pure deeds and God does not show them the truth, or he does not let them realize [the truth]. He will send someone to listen to them, and show The Last Proof [saying last words, giving the necessary warnings] as well.
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