Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 326
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 326 criticism was heaped upon them and the unworthy stayed away, but those who were worthy discovered the truth. There are two types of people. One type consists of those who nitpick and raise objections, and they always remain deprived. The second type consists of those who see the support and assis- tance of God Almighty and the truthfulness and faithfulness of the Prophet. They are with him and then witness the wonders of God Almighty’s power. They come to know about his condi- tion and do not need to see anything else. The unfortunate and unworthy focus on things that increase wretchedness. I noted a subtlety mentioned in Tadhkiratul-Auliy a ’ that a person had doubts about a saintly elder. He thought that he was a charlatan and immoral. One day he approached him and said, ‘ Hadrat, show me a miracle!’ He replied: ‘My miracle is obvious. Although you say that all the sins of the world are found in me, you still see that God Almighty does not destroy me. The people of Lot were destroyed, A d and Tham u d, etc. , were destroyed, but the wrath of God does not descend upon me. Is this not a miracle for you?’ This is a very subtle insight. In other words, the people who find faults should also see that the person who claims to be from Allah, and against whom so many objections and criticisms are raised, is not destroyed—so was God also deceived by him? Proof of the Truth of the Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him The Christians understood the truth of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to be that—God for- bid—he used to fabricate lies, but God Almighty gave him such support and supremacy that no one that no one has ever been blessed with such success from the time of Adam till the end.