Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 278
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 278 perception of the greatness of Allah. If there is even a little real- ization of God Almighty’s grandeur and the thought and belief of dying exist, then all laziness and heedlessness would depart. Therefore, the greatness of God Almighty should be given a place in the heart, and one should always be fearful of Him. His grip is fearsome. He turns a blind eye and overlooks, but when He seizes someone, then His grasp is very severe indeed, so much so that: 1 اَل ُفاَخَي اَهٰبْقُع اَل ُفاَخَي اَهٰبْقُع And then He does not care what will happen to those left behind by the ones He seizes. As opposed to this, those who fear Allah the Exalted and have His greatness firmly planted in their hearts, Allah the Exalted bestows honour upon them, and Himself becomes a shield for them. It is mentioned in the hadith that: َ َان ك َ ہلِلِ َان ك ْ مَن َ َان ك َ ہلِلِ َان ك ْ مَن 2 ٗ لَہ ُّٰ هّٰلل ا ٗ لَہ ُّٰ هّٰلل ا meaning that whoever comes to belong to God Almighty, God Almighty becomes his. It is a pity, however, that even those who pay attention to this and want to come towards God Almighty, most from among them demand immediate miraculous results. They do not know how much patience and resolve is needed in matters of religion, but the wonder is that the world for which they strive unto death day and night, they wait years for its works [to come to fruition]. How long does the farmer wait after sowing seeds? However, when it comes to religious matters, they say, make me a saint instantly, and they want to reach the Divine throne on the very first day, even though they made no effort, bore no hardship in this path, nor underwent any trial. 1. S u rah ash-Shams, 91:16 [Publisher] 2. Tafs i r R uh al-Bay a n Tafs i r S u rah al-Baqarah, verse 31 [Publisher]