If Allah does not create sweetness in the stalks of sugar cane, they will be sold for a paltry sum. No one will even ask about them. Is the moon more beautiful or the Creator of the beauty of the moon?

When the saints obtained the love of Allah, Shah Waliullah addressed the Moghul Emperors from the pulpit of Delhi's Jami Masjid saying, "O Moghul Emperors, Waliullah has a heart in his bosom. This heart contains the gems of Allah’s love. A large box contains a smaller box. The price of the larger box is determined by that of the smaller one. If the larger box contains cotton, rags and children's napkins messed with urine and excretion, it will have no value. It will not even be protected. However, if the smaller box contains a precious gem worth millions, then there will be guards protecting it and because of the small box, the larger one will also be protected. Thus if our heart contains the love of Allah, Iman and Taqwa, then our external parts will also be protected."

Today we complain why we are slaughtered in Israel, what is happening to the Muslims in India and Muslims are disgraced worldwide. The reality is that we have only a big box and it is extremely elegant. Our external selves are beautified much more than that of the Sahaba (Radiallâhu anhu). But we lack the precious gem which they had internally. Today we are in need of it. What is it? It is ta'alluq ma'Allâh [relationship with Allah]. It is the love of Allah, fear for Allah and Taqwa [piety].

This is what Shah Waliullah indicated. O Moghul Kings, Waliullah has a heart in his bosom. It contains the gems and pearls of Allah’s love. If there is anyone wealthier than me under the sky, he should step forward. These are the saints and friends of Allah. When the love of Allah is imbued in their hearts, they do not care about the kings.

Hafiz Shirazi says, “When Hafiz Shirazi becomes intoxicated with the name of Allah, and the scent of the True Beloved is perceived from the Great Throne, then he will not buy the kingdoms of Kaus and Kay – the kingdoms of Iran for even a grain of barley.

All the languages like Arabic, Persian, Turkish and English are limited and cannot express the delight in the unlimited love of Allah. Therefore Hafiz Shirazi says that when he becomes drunk with the love of Allah, he does not care about any kingdom and he is not prepared to buy them for even a grain of barley. The king of Sanjar wrote to Sheikh Abdul Qâdir Jailâni (Rahimahullah) that he wanted to grant the state of Nimroz to him. He replied, May my fortune be blackened like the umbrella of the king of Sanjar, if I have the desire for your kingdom. Since I have achieved the kingdom of the latter part of the night, I am not prepared to buy your kingdom for even a grain of barley.