Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 322
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 322 towards his God with sincerity and selflessness, adopts ِّٰ هّٰلل تَبَتَّل َ اِلَی ا ِّٰ هّٰلل تَبَتَّل َ اِلَی ا [solely devotes himself to Allah], divorcing himself from the filth of the world. He ought to give preference to God Almighty over all other things and offer the Prayers with humility. Prayer renders man pure. Besides Prayer, whist sit- ting, standing, one must keep his attention towards God. This is the true objective that God Almighty has described in the Holy Quran regarding His servants that they remember God Almighty standing and sitting, and contemplate upon His powers. Remembrance and contemplation both are a part of worship. Contemplation enhances the ability to be grateful. Man must ponder and reflect that God Almighty has created the heaven and earth, the air and the clouds, the sun and the moon, the stars and the planets, all for the benefit of man. Contemplation increases God-realisation. In short, God’s servants are always engaged in His remem- brance. Regarding this someone has mentioned that moments of heedlessness render a person a k a fir. The people of today do not have patience. Even those who incline towards this are so hasty that they desire to achieve everything by uttering an incantation, and do not pay attention to the Holy Quran that it is written within it that the path of guidance is shown to the ones who strive and make an effort. All relations with God Almighty depend upon striving. When man engages in supplication with complete attention, a tenderness arises in his heart, and he advances further and further toward the Divine threshold, and eventually shakes the hands of angels. Our ascetics have adopted many innovations. Some have even memorised chants of the Hindus and consider them to be sacred too. My respected brother was fond of exercising. A wrestler visited him. Before leaving, he said to my brother in seclusion, ‘I present to you a wondrous gift that is very valuable. ’ After saying so, he recited a chant to him and said, ‘This chant is