Allah the Exalted states:
[1] أَلَا بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطۡمَئِنُّ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ
Aye! it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort.
The obvious meaning of these words is that the hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah Almighty. However, the deeper reality and philosophy in this is that when a person remembers Allah Almighty with true sincerity and unswerving loyalty, and constantly believes that they are in the presence of God this impresses upon the heart a fear of God’s grandeur. That very same fear saves a person from committing all that is disliked in the sight of God and prohibited by Him. As a result, one advances in piety and righteousness, until the angels of Allah Almighty descend upon such people and give them glad tidings, and the door of revelation is opened to them. At this time, one begins to see Allah the Exalted, as it were, and observes His most hidden and intricate powers. This is the state when no grief or pain overshadows one’s heart and one’s disposition feels an enduring sense of joy and delight. This is why it is also stated in the Holy Qur’an at another instance:
[2] فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ
No fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve.
If ever such a one does experience any pain or grief, Allah the Exalted gives rise to such external means through His revelation that dispel these feelings or they are given miraculous patience. [3]
ENDNOTES
1. The Holy Qur’an, 13:29.
2. The Holy Qur’an, 2:63.
3. Al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 32, dated 10 September 1905, p. 8.
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Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), Malfuzat – Vol. IV (Farnham, Surrey: Islam International Publications Ltd., 2024), 40-41.
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