Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 428
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 428 رُپ ز اتب وچ تیب ادقملس درون رخاب �ب�ی�رون ی�وار � د رکدہ راہ Like Baitul-Muqaddas, the inner state is bright, But the outer wall is in a bad state. Present-Day P i rz a das and Mash a ’ikhs Auliya’ull a h [Friends of Allah; Saints] also have a similar condi- tion that they do not have any pretentions, rather they are very plain and pure-hearted people. Their clothes and other matters do not have any kind of pretensions and artificiality, but if you see the p i rz a das and mash a’ ikhs of this age, you will find a great deal of pretentiousness in them. You will not find any of their words and deeds to be free from artificiality as if it appears that they are not even in the Ummah of Muhammad, as if they have a completely different shariah. If you look at their clothes, there will be a particular type of pretentiousness in it. There will be pretentiousness in their manners and in all their actions, even in their interaction with people and their conversations. Their silence is only out of pretentiousness, as if they consider all kinds of influence to be associated with pretentiousness. As opposed to this, the magnif- icence of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is this: 1 َوۤاَم اَنَا َنِم َنْيِفِّلَكَتُمْلا َوۤاَم اَنَا َنِم َنْيِفِّلَكَتُمْلا And similarly all the other Prophets and Messengers who came from time to time used to speak and live their lives very simply. There was no pretentiousness and artificiality in their words 1. Nor am I of those who are given to affectation ( S u rah Sa d, 38:87). [Publisher]