Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 81
81 The Insights of the Quran Are Opened to the Truthful In the same way, generally, when a person loves virtue and rectitude, and makes truthfulness their way of life, that very same rectitude attracts the magnificent truthfulness that enables a person to behold God Almighty. That truth is em- bodied in the Holy Quran; that truth is the person of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In the same manner, since those commis- sioned and sent by God Almighty are truth and rectitude embodied, such people reach this very ‘truth’ and their eyes are opened, whereafter they are blessed with a unique perception by which the insights of the Holy Quran are opened to them. I can never accept that a person who is averse to the truth and whose way of life is not characterised by rectitude should ever be able to comprehend the insights of the Holy Quran. For the heart of such a one has no affinity to such things. This is the fountain of truth and only a lover of truth can drink from it. It should also be remembered that when insights of the Quran are referred to, this does not only mean that someone should present a subtle point of wisdom. For as the saying goes: اگہ ابدش ہک وکد ےک اندان �ی�رے ت لط رب دہف زدن � ن �ب� At times, it so happens that even a foolish child, manages to hit the arrow on target by coincidence. In order to expound these very Quranic verities and insights, the heart develops an affinity, a magnetic force, and a relationship with truth and rectitude to such an extent that this increases and grows to the highest of degrees until such a person becomes an embodiment of the following verse: 1 يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوٰى مَا He does not speak out of his own desire. Their sights always fall upon the truth; they are granted a special ability and dis- tinct power by which they are able to distinguish between truth and falsehood in an instant. Such a person’s heart develops a power that is characterised by such a sharp sense that it can perceive the stench of falsehood from afar. This is the secret 1 an-Najm , 53:4