Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 96
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 96 It is generally understood by the masses that prayer means asking for worldly things. They are worms of the earth and therefore cannot venture past this. The real prayer is the prayer for [being bestowed] faith. 1 But do not assume that because you are sin- ful, your prayers are insignificant and how will a change occur within you. 2 This is a mistake. Sometimes a person can over- come his shortcomings despite having shortcomings because [a person’s] true nature is innately pure. Look! No matter how hot water may be, but when it is thrown on fire, it extinguishes it as its natural property carries coolness. In exactly the same way, there is purity in the nature of man. Everyone has this charac- teristic; this purity has not eluded you. In the same way, what- ever passions there may be in your selves, Almighty Allah will remove them if you pray fervently to Him. (After this, the Promised Messiah as prayed fervently for a long while. Editor) 3 1. From Badr : ‘The real prayer is for [being bestowed] faith, and real faith lies in prayer. ’ ( Badr , vol. 6, no. 3, p. 15, dated 17 January 1907) 2. From Badr : ‘Do not be apprehensive that you are engrossed in sin. Sin is like a stain on a cloth that can be removed. ’ ( Badr , vol. 6, no. 3, p. 15–16, dated 17 January 1907) 3. Al- H akam , vol. 11, no. 3, p. 2–10, 15, dated 24 January 1907