Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 100
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 100 the way of God, then God will not be responsible for his pro- tection. One should make one’s existence like a fruit-bearing and shade-giving tree so the owner will keep caring for it. But if you will be like a tree that does not bear fruit and does not have leaves to provide shade for people to sit under, then what other purpose can it serve than to be cut down and thrown into the fire? God Almighty has created man so that he may gain His cognisance and closeness. 1 اَم ُتْقَلَخ َّنِجْلا َو َسْنِاْلا اَّلِا ِنْوُدُبْعَيِل اَم ُتْقَلَخ َّنِجْلا َو َسْنِاْلا اَّلِا ِنْوُدُبْعَيِل The one who does not keep this real purpose in mind and is immersed day and night in the worries of acquiring the world— to buy this or that land, build a certain house, take possession of a particular property—what should be done with such a person except that God Almighty calls him back after giving him a few days respite? Yearning to Acquire the Nearness of God Almighty The heart of man should ache to attain nearness to God, which would make him something dear in His estimation. If this pain is not in his heart and his heart pains only for the world and what it contains, he will perish after being given a brief reprieve. God Almighty gives respite because He is Forbearing, but what should He do with those who themselves do not take advantage of His forbearance? So, man’s good fortune indeed lies in main- taining at least some sort of relationship with Him. 1. I have not created the Jinn and the men but that they may worship Me ( S u rah adh-Dh a riy a t, 51:57). [Publisher]