Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 307
29 December 1905 307 that now our intellect is amazed at seeing what he has become from what he started. Consider the nose, mouth, and other organs, and ponder what God Almighty has made him. Then He gave him the five inner senses and bestowed other faculties and abilities upon him. So, for the All-Powerful God who made what was sperm at one time into a man by bringing about wonderful miraculous changes, is it difficult for Him to take man into a pure state and free him from his passions? The person who will ponder on these things will have no choice but to proclaim: 1 َّنِا َهّٰللا ىٰلَع ِّلُك ٍءْيَش ٌرْيِدَق َّنِا َهّٰللا ىٰلَع ِّلُك ٍءْيَش ٌرْيِدَق Allah the Exalted has said in the Holy Quran that when the sinners are cast into Hell, Allah the Exalted will say that even just one sin of yours is so very great that you thought ill of God. If they had not done this, they would have come before God being perfect and being believers. It is indeed a very great sin for a person to think ill of Allah the Exalted. All other sins that exist originate from this. If a person believes Allah the Exalted to be the true Provider, why would he usurp the property of others through theft, dishonesty, and deception? Alas! An ignorant person thinks this world is sweet—who has seen the next? This is also ill thinking concern- ing God Almighty. Had they truly believed in Him, they would not have said this. Instead, they would recite: �ی� ا روزے دنچ آرخ خ د� ابدخاودن [ This world is but a few days; the end belongs to the Lord ]. Believing the world to be transitory and lasting just a few days, they would not have become attached to its buildings, comforts, and all kinds of riches. Instead, remaining fearful 1. Surely, Allah has the power to do all that He wills ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:21). [Publisher]