Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 94
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 94 Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He has those same powers even now as He did previously. But if you do not act upon what I say then you no longer remain in my Jam a ‘at. Almighty Allah knows His prudences very well. People tell me that so and so had injured them and expelled them from the mosque. I respond that if you react to them then you are not from my Jam a ‘at. Who are you? [Recall] the condition of the Companions ra , how their blood was spilled. Thus, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, are an excellent model for you. Look! How they separated from the world. All of man’s passions are only for this world. The news of a dis- turbance, worldly wealth, honour and children all come from God, 1 apart from Him, what is one to do with false honour. No one has greater honour than the prophets. But lo! The kinds of torment the he was subjected to. Filthy manure was thrown on him while he was offering Prayer. Plans were hatched to murder him, and he was ultimately driven out of Makkah, but he holds such glory and greatness in the pres- ence of God Almighty, that God has declared: 2 ْلُق ْنِا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُّبِحُت َهّٰللا ْيِنْوُعِبَّتاَف۠ ُمُكْبِبْحُي ُهّٰللا ْلُق ْنِا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُّبِحُت َهّٰللا ْيِنْوُعِبَّتاَف۠ ُمُكْبِبْحُي ُهّٰللا Obedience to the Messenger of Allah, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, has been declared to be the means of attaining the love of God Almighty. This status cannot be attained without it. 1. From Badr : ‘As a matter of fact, no one can attain honour unless it is bestowed upon him from heaven. True and pristine honour is received only from God. ’ ( Badr, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 15, dated 17 January 1907) 2. Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you’ ( S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:32). [Publisher]