Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 84
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 84 be arrogant in any manner: not on the basis of knowledge, not because of wealth, not due to honour, caste, family, or lineage. Since this arrogance develops mostly due to such things, until a person cleanses himself of all such boasting, he cannot be deemed acceptable in the sight of God Almighty, and the cognisance that torches the pernicious material of passions is not bestowed upon him because it [arrogance] is part of Satan, and Allah the Exalted does not like it. Satan was also arrogant and considered himself better than A dam and said: 1 اَنَا ٌرْيَخ ُهْنِّم١ۚ ْيِنَتْقَلَخ ْنِم ٍراَّن َّو ٗهَتْقَلَخ ْنِم ٍنْيِط اَنَا ٌرْيَخ ُهْنِّم١ۚ ْيِنَتْقَلَخ ْنِم ٍراَّن َّو ٗهَتْقَلَخ ْنِم ٍنْيِط The result was that he was rejected from the presence of God Almighty, and A dam (since he had been given cognisance) began to confess his weakness upon having erred and received the grace of God Almighty. He knew that nothing could hap- pen without the grace of God Almighty, so he prayed: 2 اَنَّبَر ۤاَنْمَلَظ اَنَسُفْنَا١ٚ َو ْنِا ْمَّل ْرِفْغَت اَنَل َو اَنْمَحْرَت َّنَنْوُكَنَل َنِم َنْيِرِسٰخْلا اَنَّبَر ۤاَنْمَلَظ اَنَسُفْنَا١ٚ َو ْنِا ْمَّل ْرِفْغَت اَنَل َو اَنْمَحْرَت َّنَنْوُكَنَل َنِم َنْيِرِسٰخْلا This is indeed the secret behind the response given by ‘ I s a [ Jesus], peace be on him, when it was said to him, ‘Good Master!’ And he replied, ‘Why do you call me good?’ 3 Today’s ignorant Christians say that what he meant by this phrase was, ‘Why do you not call me God?’; whereas Jesus made an exceptionally affable remark, characteristic of the nature of Prophets, peace be on them all. He knew that true goodness 1. I am better than he. You have created me of fire while him have You created of clay ( S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:13). [Publisher] 2. Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves; and if You forgive us not and have not mercy on us, we shall surely be of the lost ( S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:24). [Publisher] 3. See Matt. 19:17, Mark 10:18, and Luke 18:19 [Publisher]