Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 410
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 410 Undated 1 Sins and their Forgiveness A person submitted to the Promised Messiah as that there will be many sinners in the world, but there will be no sinner like me. I have commit- ted very grave sins. How will I be forgiven? The Promised Messiah as said: Look! No one is Ghaf u rur-Ra hi m [Most-Forgiving and Ever- Merciful] like God. Have complete faith in Allah the Exalted that He can and does forgive all sins. God Almighty says that if no sinner were left in the whole world, He would create another people who would commit sins, and He would forgive them. One of the names of Allah the Exalted is Ghaf u r [Most Forgiving], and one is Ra hi m [Ever Merciful]. Remember that sin is a poison and death, but taubah [repentance] and istigh- f a r [seeking forgiveness] is an antidote. It is stated in the Holy Quran that: 2 َّنِا َهّٰللا ُّبِحُي َنْيِباَّوَّتلا َو ُّبِحُي َنْيِرِّهَطَتُمْلا َّنِا َهّٰللا ُّبِحُي َنْيِباَّوَّتلا َو ُّبِحُي َنْيِرِّهَطَتُمْلا Allah the Exalted loves those who offer taubah and want to be purified. God Almighty has placed wisdom in everything. If Adam had not repented after committing a sin and had not bowed down before God, from where would he have gotten the title هللا صفي هللا صفي [ S af i ull a h—the Elect of God]? If a person were to see himself as he was when he came out of his mother’s womb and did not see any sin in himself, then arrogance would arise 1. It is assumed that this is likely the diary of the second week of July 1906. ِ وَاب َّ ُّٰ اَعْلَم ُ بِالص هّٰلل و َا ِ وَاب َّ ُّٰ اَعْلَم ُ بِالص هّٰلل و َا [And Allah knows best the truth]. (Compiler) 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:223 [Publisher]