Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 332
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 332 not in the Holy Quran, but he could not. Similarly, there was a time when I placed the Bible in front of me and verified that all the truths that Christians cherish are contained permanently and most fully in the Holy Quran. But it is a pity that Muslims do not pay attention to this. They do not ponder over the Holy Quran at all, nor do they have any idea of its grandeur in their hearts. Otherwise, this is such a tremendous source of pride that its parallel does not exist among others. The Blessed Day of the Perfection of Religion In short, the verse: 1 َمْوَيْلَا ُتْلَمْكَا ْمُكَل َمْوَيْلَا ُتْلَمْكَا ْمُكَل has two aspects. One is that you have been purified. Secondly, that the Book has been com- pleted. It is said that it was Friday when this verse was revealed. A Jew said to Hadrat ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that he should have celebrated Eid on the day of the revelation of this verse. Hadrat ‘Umar said that Friday is Eid. However, many people are unaware of this Eid. On other Eids, people change their clothes but do not care about this Eid and come with dirty clothes. In my view, this Eid is superior to other Eids. S u rah al-Jumu‘ah is for this Eid, and Prayer is shortened for this. And Jumu‘ah is that [day] in which Adam was born at the time of ‘ A s r. And this Eid also indicates the era when the first human was born on this Eid. The Holy Quran was also completed on this [day]. 1. This day have I perfected your religion for you ( S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:4). [Publisher]