Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 57
57 This holy community has never held back from imparting teachings to either one of these two groups; they have always fulfilled their duty to convey the truth without distinction to both the fortunate and the unfortunate. The community known as the fortunate, however, possessed ears with which they heard, possessed eyes with which they saw and possessed hearts with which they understood. On the other hand, the unfortunate were a party that possessed no ears with which to hear, no eyes with which to see and no heart with which to understand, and so they remained deprived. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and Abu Jahl were both raised from the same soil—Mecca. The city of Mecca, is the same Mecca where now tens of millions of people belonging to every rank and class of society gather from all parts of the world. Both these aforementioned individuals were born in the same land. The first of them was guided due to his pure and blessed nature and righteousness, ultimately attaining the highest station among the Truthful. The second, however, is notorious for his mischief, ignorance, unjust enmity and opposition to the truth. Bear in mind that distinction can only be of two kinds: divine and satanic. Men of divine distinction receive renown and honour in heaven. Similarly, men of satanic distinction are famed among the spawn of Satan. In short, both of the aforementioned men existed in the same place. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did not differenti- ate between anyone. All of the commandments that were given to him by Allah Almighty, he conveyed to the people equally; but the unfortunate and wretched were left deprived, while the fortunate were guided and attained to a station of excellence. Abu Jahl and his ilk witnessed numerous signs and observed the light of God and His blessings, but all this went in vain. This is a matter of fear. After all, what was it that left Abu Jahl deprived? He witnessed the era of a magnificent Prophet—one whose era the other Prophets yearned to see. From Adam, peace be upon him, to the last, each and every one of them longed to see him, but they could not live to see his era. This wretched man was alive in a time, more blessed than all other eras, but he took no benefit. This makes it evidently clear—and one ought to be fearful—that until one is blessed with an eye that can behold Allah the Exalted, and an ear that can hear Him, and a heart that can understand Him, no one can benefit in the least from the words of a Prophet or one divinely commissioned. I reiterate that in truth, dispositions p. 51