Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 183
Malfuzat - Volume I خُبث نفس نہ گرد و بسالها معلوم 183 1 The impurity of one's heart is not noticeable until many years have passed. Then we should also observe what practical examples of inner-purity have been demonstrated by those who subscribe to the concept of atonement. The sinful actions of people in Europe are known to all. Alcohol, which is the mother of crimes and the mother of evils, is so heavily consumed that its likeness is difficult to find in any other country. I read in a newspaper that if all the liquor-stores in London were arranged in a line, they would extend to a distance of 75 miles. Christians ought to reflect and tell us that when they have been given a certificate for the pardoning of sin, and any sin they commit is deemed forgiven, what shall be the result of such a concept? If, God forbid, we subscribed to such a doctrine, this would have an immensely detrimental effect upon us. The lower self which incites the soul to evil is always in search of something to lean back on. Similarly, the Shias have fallen back on Imam Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him, and they say whatever they please, hiding behind the concept of taqiyyah. Due to this concept of taqiyyah and the belief regarding the sacrifice of Imam Husayn", I can confidently say that very few God-fearing people exist among the Shias. Khalifah Muhammad Hasan writes that the verse the (We ransomed him with a great sacrifice) in the Quran speaks of the martyrdom of Imam Husayna and he is overjoyed by this point, as if he has discovered the essence of the Holy Quran. His 'ingenuity' reminds me of the story about the foolish man. As the story goes, a foolish man had a water pot with a hole in it. Whenever he would go to answer the call of nature, before he could manage to relieve himself and then subsequently clean himself, all the water would drain out of his pot. Finally, after many days of thought and reflection, the bright solution that he came up with was that he began to clean himself with the water first, before relieving himself; and he was very pleased with his solution. Khalifah Muhammad Hasan has come up with an insight and solution that is as clever as this foolish man when he derives that the verse 2 (We ransomed him with a great sacrifice) speaks of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn. The Shias cannot so much as keep their mosques clean. I used to have a Shia teacher, and dogs would come and urinate and def- ecate in the mosque. I do not remember anyone ever praying in that mosque. The as-Saffat, 37:108 as-Saffat, 37:108