Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 198
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 198 He ploughs the land, harrows it and sows seeds in it, irrigates it, protects and guards it, and after much toil and trouble, he attains what he desires. In the same way, in all matters—be they worldly or religious—there is a need for hard work, striving, and effort. The Impact of the Power of Holiness of the Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him Right at the beginning of Islam, when the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was raised purely by the grace and beneficence of Allah the Exalted, he was given such power of holiness that its potent influence produced thousands of sincere and devoted Muslims who were ready to sacrifice their lives. His Jam a ‘at of Muslims was such an invaluable and envia- ble Jam a ‘at that no Prophet was blessed with such a Jam a ‘at— neither Moses, peace be on him, nor Jesus, peace be on him. I have not exaggerated at all in setting forth this fact. On the contrary, I know that the rank and lofty station attained by that Jam a ‘at simply cannot be fully described in words. Scholars who oppose me and other sects—albeit our enemies—cannot say that I have exaggerated in making this statement. The congregation of Moses, peace be on him, was so mis- chievous and perverse that they wanted to stone Moses. They showed rebelliousness and obstinacy in every matter. If you read the Torah, you will come to know their condition. They were a hard-hearted people. Is it mentioned in the Torah that َيِضَر ُهّٰللا ْمُهْنَع َيِضَر ُهّٰللا ْمُهْنَع [‘Allah was pleased with them’]? Certainly not. On the contrary, God describes them only as rebellious, crooked, wicked, etc. , and the congregation of Jesus, peace be on him, was worse than that as is known from the Gospels. Jesus himself continued to call his followers greedy and faithless; indeed, he