Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 15
Malfuzat - Volume I 15 distance a person from Allah-develop the capacity to receive revelation, and then actually do receive it as well. Then, at another instance, Allah speaks of the greatness of those who are righteous in the following words: إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ Meaning, the friends of Allah are confronted with no grief for which God is not a Protector, and they suffer no real hardship. None can harm such a person by opposing them if God becomes their friend. Then, Allah states: أَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ government Meaning, rejoice for the paradise that you have been promised. The teachings of the Quran indicate that there are two paradises for mankind. How can a person who loves God live a life of hell? In this world, if even the friend of a official enjoys a kind of heavenly life on account of his worldly relations, why then should the gates of heaven not be opened to those who are the friends of Allah? Although the world is full of difficulties and afflictions, who can know the pleasure that the friends of Allah experience? If they truly suffered from such circumstances, even half an hour of such pain would be difficult to bear, yet they go on bearing such hardship for their entire lives. Even if they are offered grand kingdoms to prevent them from carrying out their mission, they do not lend an ear to such offers. Even if mountains of affliction fall upon them, they do not stand down from their objective. The Perfect Moral Example Our Perfect Guide was required to confront both situations. At one time, a show- er of stones was rained down on him in Ta'if. A large majority afflicted upon him the most brutal physical harm, but the perseverance of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, faltered not. When his people witnessed that these trials and tribulations did not affect him in the least, by collective agree- ment they offered him sovereignty and desired to make him their ruler. They promised him all sorts of luxuries, even the most beautiful of women. And all this was on the sole condition that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah, refrain from speaking ill of idols. However, just as the Holy Prophet, peace and Yunus, 10:63 Ha Mim As-Sajdah, 41:31