Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 40
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 40 as the twelve disciples. One of them, who was considered very sincere, had Jesus as arrested in exchange for thirty pieces of sil- ver, and the second, who had been given the keys to heaven, cursed him three times, and the rest fled. However, in compari- son to this, the Jam a ‘at that was prepared by the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was so faith- ful in honesty and sincerity that they sacrificed themselves like sheep and goats. What would be a more astonishing transfor- mation than this, that a nation obsessed with every kind of vice and evil, when coming under the shade of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, they forged such a sincere bond with Almighty Allah that they would love Him standing, sitting, walking and running about? These two Signs are so powerful that if anyone devoid of prejudice ponders over them—and one should absolutely do so—they will be forced to concede at one point that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a true Prophet. The Advent of a Messenger for the Reformation of the Present Condition of Muslims Now, take a look at the condition of the age in which we live. Who can say that there has been no deterioration in the inter- nal state of the Muslims? Their practical and spiritual condition has been corrupted; their moral condition has been destroyed. From whatever side you look, and from whatever aspect you observe, it is cause for lament. Looking at their external condi- tion is even more pitiful. Just in this country alone hundreds of thousands have become apostates. This was the faith in which even one turning an apostate would be considered the end of