Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 325
29 December 1905 325 shall leave no trace of anything which might cause your humiliation. ] From this revelation, it is learnt that Allah the Exalted will not allow any such mention to remain which is a cause of any kind of criticism and disgrace. Objections against Prophets and Messengers There are many things for the enemy, the evil-minded and the sick of heart, and the fate of the Prophets and Messengers is to face objections. Look! How many objections were raised against the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and are still being raised today? Is this ever done for a human being living an ordinary life? Never. There will be hundreds of people who will praise a person living an ordinary life, but when the Prophets and Messengers are mentioned, they will unleash their tongues to raise objec- tions. What is the reason for so many objections against Prophets and Messengers? The truth is that just as there is a snake guarding wealth so that a stranger does not go near it, in the same way, Prophets and Messengers are also a peerless treasure. God Almighty desires that only auspicious and rightly guided people reach them. This is why all manner of objec- tions are raised against them so that those who are not wor- thy stay away. Otherwise, if Allah the Exalted had willed, they would not have waged jihad, nor would they have had wives, nor would they have faced objections; however, God did not want that Prophet whose teaching was complete and perfect to be accepted by those who were unworthy. Therefore, some such things that work to avert the evil eye were added, and so