Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 274
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 274 Makkah or Madinah, you could remain safe against the attacks of the mischievous people? No, not at all. On the contrary, you would be cut into pieces with the sword within just a week. You have heard how Sahibz a dah Maulaw i ‘Abdul-La ti f— who was an honourable, revered and renowned chief in the State of Kabul, whose followers numbered around fifty thou- sand when he joined my Jam a ‘at—solely on account of the fault that he opposed jihad [i. e. waging battles] in accordance with my teaching, Am i r H ab i bull a h Khan had him stoned mercilessly. So, do you have any expectation from such people that you would be afforded any prosperity under such rulers? On the contrary, you have been decreed w a jibul-qatl [worthy of death] according to the fatwas of all the opposing Islamic ulema. Hence, it is the grace and beneficence of God Almighty that this Government took you under the shade of its protection just as King Naj a shi, who was a Christian, had provided refuge to the Companions ra of the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him. I am not indulging in flattery of this Government, as some ignorant people imagine, nor do I desire any recompense from it; rather, I see it as my duty as required by justice and faith that I render thanks to this Government and advise my Jam a ‘at to be obedient. Therefore, remember this and remember it well! Such an individual cannot remain in my Jam a ‘at who harbours any mutinous inclination against this Government. In my opinion, this would be extremely unprincipled conduct for us not to be grateful for the beneficence of the Government through which we are protected from the claws of the aggressors, and under whose shade our Jam a ‘at is making progress. Allah the Exalted states in the Holy Quran: