SHAFAQNA – If you have tasted the sweetness of praying to God and have experienced the sweet taste of Divine Grace and Generosity, and have seen in yourself Divine Acceptance, know that you are worthy of serving in the way of God; then, enter as you are safe and secure. And if you do not see this condition in yourself, stand and attend the doorstep of Divine Mercy, like a desperate person who is cut from all remedies/resources, and is distanced from wishes and near to the time of death. And when you admitted to your desolation and took a refuge in God; and when God has seen truth and sincerity from you, God will look at you with compassion and mercy and will help you, and God will be satisfied with you. Because the Sacred (Supreme) Being is magnanimous and would love to be generous to God’s servants; as is mentioned in Ayah 62 of Surah Al-Naml: “Who listens to the distressed (soul) when it calls on God, and who relieves its suffering” [1].
[1] Adaabu Salaat, Imam Khomeini (RA), Page 106.