Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 292
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 292 and if a person is successful in this, then God becomes his, and he becomes God’s. It is true that when a person separates from his people for the sake of Allah the Exalted without any per- sonal motives and joins another group of people only to please God, he undergoes immense pain and suffering by breaking these connections. Nonetheless, this is an act meriting the high- est honour in the view of God Almighty, and it is a martyrdom greatly rewarded by Allah the Exalted. Indeed, God says: 1 ْنَم ْلَمْعَّي َلاَقْثِم ٍةَّرَذ اًرْيَخ ٗهَرَّي ْنَم ْلَمْعَّي َلاَقْثِم ٍةَّرَذ اًرْيَخ ٗهَرَّي Meaning that, God does not let even an iota of goodness done by someone go to waste. He rewards it. So, why would some- one who does such a highly virtuous deed and accepts death for himself for the sake of God be deprived of a reward? The per- son who breaks his connections for the sake of God Almighty embraces death because actual death is also a breaking of bonds; that is, the soul disconnects from the body. To sever the con- nections one has with one’s people, and kith and kin for the sake of God Almighty is an exceptionally meritorious deed in the sight of God. Sometimes this obstacle becomes a great hindrance for a person to come to God. He sees that he has a group of friends, he has his parents and siblings and other relatives, their love and bond have so permeated his heart and soul that—despite acknowledging the truth and veracity of Islam, and recognizing that there is no salvation without it, and knowing that the path he is treading is dangerous and foul—he admits that he is will- ing to fall into Hell but cannot forsake the ties with his people. Such people do not realise that it is easy to say falling into Hell is acceptable with the tongue, but if they knew the pain 1. S u rah az-Zilz a l, 99:8 [Publisher]