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Make Angels Your Companions

means that when a person discovers the existence of God, he
consequently adopts a God-oriented life in the real sense of the
word. That is, he adopts God-oriented thinking, a God-oriented
approach, God-oriented behaviour, and so on. In short, he
develops a divine character. God becomes his sole concern.
The second condition laid down in the Quran is that the
believer should remain steadfast. It means that he should become
so cautious about his new decision that he makes every effort not
to deviate from the divine path and endeavours to save himself
from all kinds of distraction. This second condition means that
the person concerned is completely in earnest about his decision
to wholeheartedly accept God as the sole focus of his worship.

It is the angels who guide them from the present
world to the world hereafter. They lead them onwards,
day and night, until they reach the final destination,
that is, Paradise.

These two conditions are a major part of rab culture, or divine
culture. Those who adopt this culture in all seriousness will
instantly find the angels descending upon them. Although this
experience remains unseen, anyone who seriously adopts this
culture feels that he has begun receiving its benefits in terms of
solace, peace of mind and a tension-free life. He finds himself
completely free of negative thoughts and develops into a positive
personality in the fullest sense of the word.

When one has this kind of experience, one cannot be other
than convinced that one has the companionship of angels, and is
therefore able to lead a divine life on a path which leads directly
to Paradise.

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