SERVING THE SLAVES OF ALLÂHU TA’ÂLÂ

Hadrat Imâm-i Rabbânî says in the 116th letter of the third volume of his Maktûbât:

May Allâhu ta’âlâ protect (us) against excess in behaviour! May He bless us with the lot of adhering to the level-headed, equitable, and right way! If Allâhu ta’âlâ has bestowed upon a slave of His the gift of accomplishing useful and beautiful deeds and meeting the needs of many people, so that many people will find refuge with him, that gift is a very great blessing for him. Allâhu ta’âlâ has called His slaves ‘My family’ and, being very compassionate, He has undertaken to provide the food and sustenance of all people. If Allâhu ta’âlâ employs a slave of His for the procurement of the food and sustenance of a few of His other slaves, so that this slave will now be responsible for the training, education and welfare of his slave siblings, He will have granted that slave of His a great blessing. So fortunate and so prosperous is the person who has attained that great blessing and who knows how to be grateful for it. It stands to reason that a person blessed with such a grand fortune would be wise to appreciate its value, to offer gratitude for it, and to look on it as an honour and happiness to serve the family of his Owner and Rabb, and he would have enough reason to take pride in training and educating the born slaves of his Rabb (Allâhu ta’âlâ). Hamd (praise and gratitude) be to Allâhu ta’âlâ that all the people being there are telling about your acts of goodness and kindness. Your acts of benevolence and favour have been on the grapevine far and near.