Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 411
18 September 1907 411 Facing such hardships is indeed essential, but their result is that the Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said 1 that from now on the disbelievers will not advance against us, rather we will advance against them. What a bitter time it was for the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, when he had to leave Makkah. My opponents are happy that my son has passed away, but in this a prophecy has been fulfilled. Furthermore, the life with God is intertwined with calamities and hardships. So many sons of the Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed away. At that time, too, the disbelievers may have celebrated in the same way. The enemy [of God] is deprived of the faculty of compassion but the final verdict rests with God. One ought to observe all matters collectively together to assess the end result. God Almighty desires to apply to all of us that same practice that is recorded in the Holy Quran as calamities and difficulties were encountered by all previous Prophets. God Almighty says in the Holy Quran that it is necessary for you to face those trials that the earlier people faced. You can be declared true believers only after passing these tests. According to his dream, the Holy and Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had taken up the journey for H ajj in hot weather, and when the H ajj could not be conducted that year, the matter became a trial for many, but God Almighty bestowed many victories after that. 1. It appears that the words, ‘after the Battle of the Ditch,’ have mistakenly been missed. (Compiler)