Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 79
28 OCTOBER 1905 79 Flutes Here a man interjected, 'What is your directive concerning flutes?' The Promised Messiahas said: Some have interpreted the words لَهُوَ الْحَدِيثِ ]idle tales of the Holy Quran as meaning flutes. However, I believe everyone should always keep the place and the setting in mind. A learned person who possesses the signs of piety-and there are a thousand proofs of his being a God-fearing person-do not call him evil just because of one thing that you fail to comprehend. A man can become a wretch in this way. It is mentioned concerning Bayazid Bastamirta that once many people gathered around him, causing him much dis- turbance. It was the month of Ramadan. He started eating in front of everyone. Seeing this, all the people ran away, saying that he was a dis- believer. The people were unaware that he was on a journey and was not required to fast. The people ran away in disgust, and he came to obtain seclusion to be able to worship in peace. Khidrī Mysteries These are mysteries, and an excellent example of them is present in the Holy Quran, where Hadrat Khidr wrecked a boat and killed a boy. No known existing shariah could allow him to do such a thing. One should derive benefit from this story. Khidrī mysteries have always been found in this Ummah. Our Noble Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a composite of all excellences, and these are also 1. Sūrah Luqmān, 31:7 [Publisher]