Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 123
123 Malfuzat – Volume IV 1 ُ ْد ُ ْب ْ ُع َ َّن َكَ َا ُي ِ ا (thee alone do we worship) In other words, one proclaims that we wor -. ship that God Who is the Possessor of all perfect attributes, Who is the Lord of all the worlds, the Gracious, the Merciful and Master of the Day of Judgement. Each of these four attributes, which are collectively referred to as the Mother of Attributes, are nowhere to be found in fictitious gods. Those who worship stones, trees, animals or other things cannot prove that these attributes exist in them. The Door of God’s Bounties and Blessings is Open Even Now Furthermore, the words ُ َن ِْيْ ُع ََْسَْت ْن َكَ َا ُي ِ ا (thee alone do we implore for help) refute those people who reject prayer and deny the acceptance of prayer. Then, the words that follow in this chapter are as follows: 2 ْ ُم َِْيِْه ُل َ ِع َ ِت ْ َم َ ُع ْ َّن َ ا َ ُن ْ ُي ِ ِّذ َ ْل َ ِصَِرَا َطَ ا ُم ِْيْ ْق َُْسَْت َم ْلْ َِرَا َطَ ا ْلَص ا َا َّن ِ ْد ِْهْ ا Guide us in the right path—the path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings. These words refute the Muslim clerics of this day and age who believe that all spiritual bounties and blessings have come to an end, and human effort and strug - gle amounts to nothing, and who believe that humankind cannot attain the bless - ings and fruits of those upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings. These people consider the bounties of the Holy Quran to be ineffectual. They do not believe in the spiritual influence of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because in their view, no one—not even a single person— can develop within themselves the hue and nature of those upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings. What is the use of offering this prayer then? But no, this is an error—and a grave error indeed—on the part of those who hold such a belief. The door of God’s bounties and blessings is open now just as it was before. However, all of those bounties and blessings can only be attained through abso - lute servitude to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. If someone claims, without being fully subservient to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that they receive spiritual blessings and heavenly light, such a person is a liar, and the greatest of deceivers. There are certain statements of Syed Abdul-Qadir Jilani, may Allah be pleased with him, which are similar in nature to the Quran. Maulvi Abdul-Hayy, who has 1 al-Fatihah , 1:5 2 al-Fatihah , 1:6-7