O friends of God! O spiritual companions!
The Lord of the peoples of the world declares in the
beneficent Qur’an: "And there is for you in the Prophet of God a good
example" That is to say, to follow His Holiness is a good example and to
imitate that Real Leader is the means of acquiring success in both of the
worlds. The followers of the Prophet were commanded to follow Him in all
affairs and manners, and when some individuals, having recognized this safe
path as the Straight Road, traveled therein, they became Kings in the Land of
the Righteous and the Kingdom of the Elect. And those souls who tried to
acquire comfort with ease, deprived themselves of all bounties and perished in
the lowest ditch of despair. Their days came to an end and their happiness
terminated Their bright morn became dark, and their transparent cup became full
of dregs and rust. Their uprising star descended, and their bright luminary
set.
But those pure souls who followed (in the footsteps of the
Prophet) shone in the Highest Horizon as the Stars of Guidance and arose from the
Dawning place of hopes with matchless brilliancy. They sat on the Throne of the
Kingdom of Eternity and rested on the couch of Divine Success. Their traces are
clear and their lights brilliant; their star is luminous and their attendants
are the armies of angels of the Heavens of Immortality. Their palace is firm
and their edifice is strong. Their light is illumining the world and their heat
is confirming the world.
