Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

of the exalted Prophet. Others were informed that they will be
blessed with this lot in the Hereafter. Salâm to those who are on
the right way and to those who follow Hadrat Muhammad
Mustafâ ‘’alaihi wa ’alâ âlihi minassalawâti afdaluhâ wa
minatteslîmâti akmaluhâ’!
18 — THIRD VOLUME, 47th LETTER
This letter was written to the then Sultan [Salim Jihanghîr
Khan ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaih’. ] It imparts secret knowledge
pertaining to praying, and praises savants and pious Muslims.
I, Ahmad ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaih’, the lowest of your
humble servants who have been praying for you, present my
humiliation and my benedictions to your exalted place of refuge
and to the door of your superior servants. I offer my gratitude for
the promotion of slaves and for the blessings that everybody,
ignorant and learned alike, far and near, has been living free from
fear and in comfort. At times when I am hopeful of being
accepted, and during the meetings of faqîrs, I have been invoking
Allâhu ta’âlâ so that He will bless your courageous soldiers with
aid, conquest and victory. Translation of a Persian line:
Everyone is created for some purpose!
Allâhu ta’âlâ does not create anything nonsensical or useless.
The duty of the soldiers of the army is to strengthen the state.
Promulgation of this brilliant religion is possible with the state’s
help. It is declared: “Islam is under the protection of swords.”
This valuable duty has been bestowed upon the army of
supplicants, too. Supplicants are poor and needy people who live
in inconvenience.
There are two ways of helping to strengthen the state. Firstly,
there are material means. This is done with soldiers, with the army
[with technical, economic means]. All these means provide
apparent, visible help. The second type of help is the real help and
is done by the One Who creates the means. It is declared in the
hundred and twenty-sixth âyat of ’Imrân Sûra and in Anfâl Sûra:
“Help is only and only from Allâhu ta’âlâ.” This help is attained
through the army of prayers. Because the soldiers of the army of
prayers are lower than everybody else and are broken-hearted,
they are ahead of the soldiers of the fighting army. Leaving the
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