Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 414
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 414 The Jam a ‘at is very weak. Most ignorant people incline to ill-thinking and stumble over trivial matters. May Allah the Exalted protect us. A m i n. Matters Evident and those Susceptible to Interpretation Ha fi z Ahmadullah submitted, ‘A revelation of Your Holiness that was published in the 20 September 1906 issue of Badr is as follows: ِ الْفُرْقَان َ َّ کَالْقُرْاٰن ِ وَسَیَظْھَر ُ عَلٰی یَدَی َّ مَا ظَھَر َ مِن اَل ِ مَا ٓ اَنَا ا ِ الْفُرْقَان َ َّ کَالْقُرْاٰن ِ وَسَیَظْھَر ُ عَلٰی یَدَی َّ مَا ظَھَر َ مِن اَل ِ مَا ٓ اَنَا ا [I am just like the Quran and soon there will appear through me that which had appeared through the Furq a n. ] It can be understood from this that as there are verses of the Holy Quran that are susceptible to different interpretations along with verses with decisive meaning, the circumstances and the pronouncements of the one commissioned by Allah are also similar. Some matters are decisive and others are susceptible to interpretations. ’ The Promised Messiah as said, ‘This is correct. ’ A Few Matters of Islamic Jurisprudence 5. Sometimes Ramadan falls in such a season that farmers, due to excessive activities like seeding and harvesting, and similarly the workers whose livelihood is labour, are unable to fast. What is the directive concerning them?’ The Promised Messiah as said: ِ َعْمَال ُ بِالنِّیَّات ْأ اَل اِنَّم َا ا ِ َعْمَال ُ بِالنِّیَّات ْأ اَل اِنَّم َا ا [Verily, deeds are (judged) by intentions]. 1 These people keep their state hidden. Everyone should evaluate 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a bu Bad’il- W a hi , B a b Kaifa K a na Bad’ul-Wa hi il a Ras u l- ill a h i , Hadith 1. [Publisher]