Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 228
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 228 The Effect of the Company of the Righteous Nevertheless, there is a great blessing in companionship. Its effectiveness is beneficial to at least some extent. If someone has a fragrance, it will also reach the person nearby. In the same way, the company of the truthful infuses a sincere spirit. Verily I say that deep companionship makes the Prophet and the com- panion of the Prophet one. This is the reason why it is stated in the Holy Quran: 1 اْوُنْوُك َعَم َنْيِقِدّٰصلا اْوُنْوُك َعَم َنْيِقِدّٰصلا And among the beauties of Islam, is the incomparable excel- lence that such righteous individuals continue to exist in every age, but how can the A rya Sam a j or Christians benefit from this method when they acknowledge that now there cannot be any godly person on whom the fresh revelation of God Almighty descends, and such a one—being blessed by it—might cleanse those who live sinful lives? I regret to say there is a vindictive spirit within the A rya Sam a j; they criticize Muslims unneces- sarily by nitpicking and consider raising objections to be the beauty and excellence of their religion. However, they have nothing to show when asked to present spirituality in comparison to Islam. Criticism cannot be a vir- tue. That person is most unfortunate and ignorant, who, with- out himself attaining anything, starts criticizing others. How could a child, who is unfamiliar with Euclid’s principles and unaware of the consequences arising from his figures, ever be content upon seeing these crooked lines? He would undoubt- edly object, but what could be the value and substance of such an objection in the opinion of the wise? 1. Be with the truthful ( S u rah at-Taubah, 9:119). [Publisher]