Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 439
26 September 1905 439 Meaning that, some of them have achieved martyrdom and they have—so to speak—achieved the true objective, and some are waiting for it and want to be blessed with martyrdom. The Companions ra did not incline towards the world— seeking long lives and amassing wealth and riches—just to be worry-free with the wherewithal for luxury. When I behold this exemplary standard of the Companions ra , I have no choice but to proclaim the [immense] power of holiness and the per- fect beneficence of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him—how he absolutely rejuvenated their decrepit state, setting their faces right before the very presence of God. ْ َارِك ْ وَسَلِّم َب َ د ٍ و َ د ٍ و َ عَلٰی اٰل ِ مُـحَم َ صَل ِّ عَلٰی مُـحَم َ لّٰھُم ِّل َ ا ْ َارِك ْ وَسَلِّم َب َ د ٍ و َ د ٍ و َ عَلٰی اٰل ِ مُـحَم َ صَل ِّ عَلٰی مُـحَم َ لّٰھُم ِّل َ ا [O our Allah, send down Your blessings upon Muhammad and upon the progeny of Muhammad and prosper him and grant him peace]. The gist is that our duty should be to seek and pursue the pleasure of Almighty Allah and we should declare it alone to be our principal objective. All our efforts and struggles should be in attaining the pleasure of Almighty Allah, even if it comes through hardships and afflictions. This Divine pleasure is bet- ter and superior to the world and all its pleasures. The Essence of Martyrdom Also remember that martyrdom is not that a person is killed in battle, but it is a well-established fact that the person who remains steadfast in the path of Allah Almighty and is willing to bear every pain and suffering for Him and does so, he, too, is a martyr. The station of a martyr is the station where he—so to speak—sees and witnesses Allah Almighty; in other words, he comes to believe in the existence of Allah, His powers and marvels, just as an individual bears witness of something. When a person reaches this state, then he does not find it