Miftah-ul-Janna (Booklet for way to Paradise)

means to believe and confirm the six credal tenets.
Ma’rifat means to know Allâhu ta’âlâ to have the Attributes of
Kemâl and to be far from atributes of imperfection.
Tawhîd means to believe in the unity of Allâhu ’adhîm-ushshân
and not to attribute a partner to Him.
Islam (Ahkâm-i-islâmiyya) means the commandments and
prohibitions of Allâhu ’adhîm-ush-shân.
Dîn wa millat means resolution in the tenets of belief until
death.
And also, îmân is protected within five fortifications:
1– Yaqîn
2– Ikhlâs
3– Performing the acts of farz and avoiding the harâms.
4– Adherence to the Sunnat.
5– Steadfastness in adab and being watchful at it. [1]
Any person who is steady in these five fortifications will be
steady also in their îmân. Negligence in any one of these
fortifications will precipitate enemy ascendancy. Man has four
enemies: Evil company on the right hand side; indulgences
[desires] of man’s own nafs on man’s left; fondness for the world in
front of man; and the satan close behind; these four enemies vie for
taking away îmân. Evil company does not only consist of people
who cheat one out of one’s property, money, and worldlies. The
worst and the most harmful evil company are those who strive to
spoil one’s faith, îmân, adab, hayâ (sense of shame), and moral
conduct, and who thereby, attack one’s happiness in this world and
everlasting felicity in the Hereafter. May Allâhu ta’âlâ secure our
îmân against the evils of such enemies and against the misguidance
organized by Islam’s enemies.
The blessed meaning of the Kalima-i-Tawhîd, i.e. of saying,
“Lâ ilâha il-l-Allah,” is: There is no person other than Allâhu
’adhîm-ush-shân who is worthy of being worshipped. Allâhu
’adhîm-ush-shân, alone, is so. He always exists and is One. He does
not have a sherîk [partner] or a nadhîr [likeness, match]. He is
without time and without place.
“Muhammadun Rasûlullah” means Hadrat Muhammad
[1] The sixth chapter of the sixth fascicle of Endless Bliss provides
information about the âdâb (pl. of adab) in eating and drinking.
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