Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 392
392 MALFUZAT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 7 him, which is called Qadri, has also become Wujūdīs, although Syed 'Abdul-Qadir was not a wujūdī. His conduct and his writings show the practical confirmation of اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ [ihdinaş-şirātal-mustaqim-Guide us in the right path]. Scholars simply think that اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ is only for reci- tation, but it has no practical effect and impact. But he [Syed 'Abdul-Qadir Jilānī] shows in practical terms that there are exam- ples of such noble مُنْعَمْ عَلَيْهِ ]munam 'alaih—those upon whom the favours of God have descended] people in this Ummah. In short, it is the grace of Allah the Exalted that although such people are rare-they certainly exist, who love God Almighty perfectly and, while living in this very world, practice detachment [from the world] and prepare for the journey to the Hereafter. These affairs are apportioned to the lots of these very people such as Syed 'Abdul-Qadir Jilānī, may Allah have mercy on him, whereas now-in opposition to him-there is an abun- dance of Wujūdīs, and this is why sin and iniquity is growing. The Recipe for Gaining Cognizance and Discernment in this World The gist of the teachings of the Holy Quran, as its essence, is that the love of God Almighty should become so dominant that all besides Allah is burnt away. This is the deed by which sins are burnt off and this is the very recipe which gives man the senses and insight in this very world by which he experiences the bless- ings and bounties of the Hereafter in this world, and departs from here having attained cognizance and discernment. These are the people who do not fall under the category mentioned in the verse: 1. Sūrah al-Fatihah, 1:6 [Publisher]