Aurangzeb was Emperor Shah Jahan s son. He was tired of waiting to ascend the throne; so he imprisoned the father and crowned himself. His evil-minded comrades desired to put an end to Shah Jahan s life, so that Aurangzeb could be safe on the throne. They planned to execute him. When Shah Jahan came to know of their plot, he felt glad that he could escape the humiliation and misery of exile and imprisonment. Aurangzeb gave up the idea of execution, when he found that the father was welcoming that fate. He did not relish the idea of satisfying the old man. He decided to keep him in prison until his death, with a single feeble-minded servant and the Holy Quran as his only companions.

Shah Jahan was elated at the opportunity to read the Holy Quran to the companion. But, he had to give up the attempt when there was no response from him. He said to himself: ‘What have I to do with companions now? Peace is the first companion. The joy of Love is the second, the third is the Affection, the fourth is the adoration and the fifth is Sweetness. All these together are inspiring me to become aware of my soul’. With this resolution he spent himself in he Holy Quran, and became one with its message. This is the highest duty, to have high ideal, to reach It and become IT. (SSS Vol.17, p. 48)