Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 201
201 ِ اِتَّـقُوْا فِرَاسَۃ َ الْمُؤْمِن ِ فَاِنَّہ ٗ یَنْظُر ُ بِنُوْر ِ اہلل Meaning, beware of the insight of a believer, for he sees with the light of Allah. Therefore, the greatest proof of the true insight of our community is that they have recognised the light of God. Do Good to Those Who Do Good In the same manner, I trust that my community will improve in their practical state. For they are not hypocrites and are absolutely free of the conduct of my opponents, who praise the officials when they meet them, but then call them disbelievers when they return home. Take heed and remember that God does not like such behaviour. You who hold a relationship with me—and who do so only for the sake of God—ought to do good to those who do good and forgive those who do evil. No individual can be from among the Truthful until they become sincere. A person who is hypocritical and duplicitous is ultimately caught. There is a famous saying: دروغ وگرا احہظف ابن دش A liar has no memory (i. e. a lie is quickly caught). On this occasion, I would like to speak of another important point as well, which is that rulers are often required to embark on military campaigns. And these are also for the safety and protection of its citizens. As you have observed, our government has had to engage in wars on the Frontier. Although the people of the Frontier are Muslims, in my view they stand in the wrong. Their engaging in battle against the British is not justified in any religious aspect or regard, nor do these people actually fight for any religious purpose. These people ought to tell us whether the government has given Muslims freedom or not? Indeed they have; such freedom the like of which cannot be found anywhere in Kabul or in the surrounding regions. We do not hear favourable reports about the Amir of Kabul. Greed is the only reason for which these fanatic frontiersmen fight. A mere ten or twenty rupees is enough to drown their warrior spirit. These people are tyrants who mar the name of Islam. The Rights of a Ruler and a Benefactor Islam has established the rights due to the ruler of the time and a benefactor.