Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 382
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 382 correct prescription and treatment continues, then why would a person die before his natural age? Nevertheless, it ought to be kept in mind that man is a very weak being. Other finer and finer ailments begin during an illness. How can a person be saved from making a mistake? Man is extremely weak and a mistake is eventually made. Most of the time, the mistake takes place in the diagnosis, and if not in the diagnosis, then it takes place in the prescribing of the medicine. In short, man is a very weak being. He cannot escape making a mistake on his own; it is the grace of God that is required. Man is nothing without His grace. It ought to be remembered that the one who dispels calam- ities is God Almighty alone. Hindus worship stones. At one time or another, the thought must inevitably arise that they are made by their very own hands and yet they are worshipped. But the ones who worship material means are even more idola- trous than they are. Naturalists, etc. , who depend upon physical means and those who take pride in their knowledge and wealth, they stand at a dangerous place. Of course, it is not forbidden to pursue means. It is written in the Holy Quran that after observ- ing the Friday Prayer, engage in the pursuit of your affairs and seek the grace of Allah the Exalted. Do not depend upon these means. A believer should apparently search for means but his sight should always be fixed upon Allah the Exalted. The Greeks possessed the science of medicine first. Then from their hands, when it came to the Muslims, they began writing افِي َّ هُو َ الش افِي َّ هُو َ الش [Allah is the Healer] at the head of every pre- scription. No one else adopted this style besides the Muslims. Very fortunate is that physician who, on the one hand, offers treatment, and on the other, engages in supplication, and understands that the cure is in the hands of God alone.