Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 236
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 236 is the difference between a Muslim and this Brahman? These matters may even result from copying, so what is the answer to this? Nothing other than showing the shining face of Islam by the distinguishing Signs that come through dialogue with God Almighty. Understand well that no one can steal or copy the genuine grace that comes from heaven. If Islam did not have Divine dia- logue, discourse, and beneficence, it would be nothing. This is indeed Islam’s excellence that it makes a true Muslim the heir to these favours and beneficences. Islam is, in reality, a religion that guides toward God. It is in this very world that Islam shows Allah the Exalted, and this is the very purpose of Islam; for it is only through this exclusive means that death overtakes a per- son’s sinful life and makes him pure and clean. The door of true salvation opens for him because until one attains perfect cer- tainty of faith in God Almighty, one can never be free from sin. It is evident that when a person is certain that there is a snake in such and such a place, he will never enter that place. Similarly, it is the belief that consuming poison will certainly cause death that protects one against eating poison. Thus, if one has full faith in God Almighty that He is All-Hearing and All- Seeing and rewards our actions and He hates sin vehemently, then by keeping this belief, how can a man dare [to commit sin]? The truth is that the spirit of Islam and its genuine reality is indeed that it is Allah the Exalted who bestows the honour of dialogue and discourse upon man. God Almighty has prom- ised that favours and beneficence come from heaven. Therefore, when a person reaches this stage and position, it is said con- cerning him: