Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 9
9 Malfuzat – Volume IV The Four Imams Were a Symbol of Blessing In my view, the Four Imams were a symbol of blessing and they were possessed of spirituality. For spirituality begins with righteousness, and truly, these men were righteous and feared God, and their hearts had no relationship whatsoever with the dogs of this world. Bear in mind that righteousness is a great quality. Miracles also stem from righteousness, and even in the absence of miracles, righteousness brings great - ness. Righteousness is a treasure by which a person can become annihilated in the love of God Almighty and efface their very being completely. The pinnacle of righteousness is when a person’s own being ceases to exist. As the adage goes: ‘I polished the mirror so much so that nothing of the mirror remained. ’ In real - ity, it was this very concept of Unity and Oneness of Being (wahdat-e-wujud) in relation to which people fell into error and have invented strange ideologies. Is it faith and righteousness for a feeble man and a helpless servant to claim divinity? What could be more disrespectful and insolent than for a man to afford them - selves the station of God, and to claim that they are privy to the mysteries and secrets of God? The Wujudi Sect The Wujudis act in the manner of a physician who expounds the condition of a human being, and reaches the inner workings of their heart, kidney and liver. In the same manner, the Wujudis claim to have discovered the secrets of God, although this is utterly false and disrespectful. If these people were awe-inspired by the grandeur and omnipotence of God Almighty, and if there was fear of God in their hearts, it would suffice them that: 1 ُرُ ْبَْصَا َ ُ اْلْا ٗه ُِكُ ُر ُْدْ َّت َا ْل Eyes cannot reach Him. And then, they would need nothing more than to realise that: 2 ٌ ء َْشَْي ٖ ٗه ِ ُل ِْثْ َم َ ُك ََْيَْس ْل There is nothing whatever like unto Him 1 al-An’am , 6:104 2 ash-Shura , 42:12 p. 285