Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle

PREFACE
SayingzthezA’ûdhu (A’ûdhuzbillâhizmin-ash-shaytânirrajîm)zand
Basmala (Bismillâhirrahmânirrahîm),zIzbeginzwritingzmyzbook.
Al-hamd-uelillâh!zIfzanyzpersonzthankszanotherzpersonzinzany
mannerz forz anyz reasonz atz anyz placez orz time,z allz thisz hamdz and
thanksz willz inz factz havez beenz paidz toz Allâhuz ta’âlâ.z For,z Allâhu
ta’âlâzalonezcreateszandzdevelopeszeverythingzandzrenderszevery
favourzdone.zHe,zalone,ziszthezownerzofzmightzandzpower.zUnless
Hezreminds,znozonezcanzwishzorzeverzthinkzofzdoingzgoodzorzevil.
WhateverzhappensziszonlyzwhatzHezwills.
Mayz thez bestz ofz prayersz andz favoursz bez uponz Muhammad
Mustafâz ‘sall-Allâhuz ’alaihiz waz sallam’,z whoz isz Hisz Prophetz and
mostz belovedz slave,z thez mostz beautiful,z thez mostz superiorz of
mankindzinzeveryzrespect.zAlso,zmayzAllâhuzta’âlâzbezpleasedzwith
thezProphet’szfamilyzandzcompanions,zandzallzthosezwhozlovezand
followzthem!
Everyz man,z andz evenz everyz livingz being,z wantsz toz livez in
comfort,z withoutz sorrowz andz withoutz troublez orz pain.z Savants,
scientists,zandzgovernmentszhavezallzbeenztryingztozestablishzthese
conditionszforzthezworld’szpeople.zTozattainzthis,zvariouszideaszand
methodszhavezbeenzdeveloped,zandzeveryoneziszdefendingzthezway
hezthinksziszbetterzandzmorezuseful.
AszunanimouslyzdeclaredzbyzhundredszofzthousandszofzIslamic
savants,zwhozhavezlivedzthroughoutzthezlastzfourteenzcenturies,zand
aszwellzbyzallzthezcorrectzreligionszwhichzguidedzpeopleztozthezway
ofzcomfortzandzpeacezinzallzpartszofzthezworldzbeforezIslam,ztherezis
onezsinglezwayzthatzwillzleadzpeopleztozhappinesszandzcomfort.zThis
uniquez wayz isz throughz Îmân,z whichz meansz toz believez inz the
existencez ofz onez singlez creator,z whoz createdz everythingz from
nothing,zwhozalonezalwayszmakeszeverything,zandzwhoziszalmighty,
suchzthatzwhatzHezwisheszhappens.zTheznamezofzthiszsinglezowner
ofz powerz isz Allah.z Everyz goodness,z everyz superiorityz belongsz to
Himz only.z Therez isz noz weaknessz orz deficiencyz inz Him.z Hez has
alwaysz existed.z Hez neverz ceasesz toz exist.z He,z alone,z keeps
everythingzinzexistencezeveryzmoment.zIfzHezceasedztozexistzforzone
moment,zeverythingzwouldzimmediatelyzceaseztozexist,ztoo.zTozhave
beliefz inz Him,z itz isz necessaryz toz believez andz acceptz allz His
declarations,zcommandments,zandzprohibitions.zHence,ztherezareza
numberzofzthingsztozbelievezin.zIslamiczsavantszhavezsummarized
–z4 –