Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 79
28 October 1905 79 Flutes Here a man interjected, ‘What is your directive concerning flutes?’ The Promised Messiah as said: Some have interpreted the words 1 لَهْو َ احْلَْدِْيث [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 Bastami rta 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. Khi d r i Mysteries These are mysteries, and an excellent example of them is present in the Holy Quran, where Hadrat Khi d r 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. Khi d r i 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. S u rah Luqm a n, 31:7 [Publisher]