Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 440
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 440 difficult to give his life in the path of Almighty Allah; rather, he feels comfort and pleasure in it. The initial stage of martyrdom is resolve and steadfastness in the path of God. It has been men- tioned in a noble hadith that whoever did not die in the path of Allah nor wished for it, died in the category of hypocrisy. 1 It is clearly understood from this that no one is a perfect believer until he prefers dying in the path of Almighty Allah over the life of this world. Then how difficult a task it is for those who hold the life of this world to be dear. Dying in the path of God Almighty does not mean that a person should go around fighting wantonly. Rather, it means that he should put God’s ordinances and commandments and His pleasure above all his own desires and ambitions, and then ponder in his heart whether he prefers the life of this world or the Hereafter. And if sufferings and hardships befall him in the path of God, he will bear them with pleasure and joy, and if he has to lay down his life, he will not hesitate. The Primary Purpose is to Attain the Station of Ra da [the Pleasure of God] So, this is the very thing that I wish to foster in my Jam a ‘at, that the standard of the Companions ra might be embodied in them. I am saddened when I receive so many letters that mention the world and its desires and it is written that I should pray for such and such matter, that such and such of my desire be fulfilled. There are very few who hold God’s pleasure supreme and wish and desire for that alone. 1. S a hih Muslim, Kit a b al-Im a rah, B a b Dhamm Man M a t, wa Lam Yaghz, wa Lam Yu h addith Nafsahu bil-Ghazw, Hadith 1910 [Publisher]