Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 203
203 Faiz Rahman Sahib, Treasury Clerk, Gurdaspur. His Holiness as addressed him saying: “My belief is that a person who desires to be saved from misfortune ought to reconcile with God in secret and transform their own being to such an extent that they begin to feel themselves that they are no longer what they once used to be. God Almighty states in the Quran: 1 ْ بِاَنْفُسِهِم مَا ِّرُوْا ی ُغَ ی ي ّٰ بِقَوْمٍ حَت ِّرُ مَا ی ُـغَ ی اِنَّ اهللَ لَا Surely, Allah changes not the condition of a peo- ple until they change that which is in their hearts. Faith is the root of a true religion and faith in God demands true piety and fear of God. Allah never lets the righteous go to waste; He supports them from heav- en and the angels descend to help them. What could be greater than the fact that miracles are manifested at the hand of a righteous person? If a person makes peace with God completely, and forsakes those deeds and actions which cause His displeasure, they can know that every matter will be settled for them in a blessed manner. My faith is vested completely in heavenly works. It is true that if God Almighty becomes a friend, the entire world and all its opposition can do no harm. Who can harm a person whom God wishes to protect? Hence, one must possess faith in God and this faith ought to be such as moves a person to lose faith completely in everything else. Apparent means are also impor- tant, but even the creation of means is a matter in the hands of God Almighty. He can create all apparent means, so do not put your faith in them either. The manner in which one can develop faith in God is by regularly offering the formal Prayer and ensuring that one offers supplications in the Prayer. One ought to save themselves from committing any sort of wrongdoing and lay the foundation for a new life. Remember! Even a dear one cannot be as good a friend as God. If He is pleased with someone, the whole world will be pleased with them. If He is pleased with someone, He will even set aright unfavourable means; He will turn that which is harmful into a source of benefit—this is precisely the essence of God’s divinity. Of course, it ought to be borne in mind also that an individual for whom sup- plication is made must also continue to strive and reform themselves according to their own abilities. If a person displeases God in some other way, they themselves obstruct the effect of the prayer made in their favour. It is not a sin to benefit from 1 ar-Ra’d, 13:12 p. 184