Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 53
27 October 1905 53 1 ذُو ْ عُسْـرَۃٍ. اْلَّ ِ ذُو ْ تَـجْرِبَۃٍ. لَیْس َ الْـحَلِیْم ُ ا اْلَّ ِ ِیْم ُ ا ك َ لَیْس َ الْـح [There is no wise person except the one who has experience. There is no patient person but that they have experienced hardship. ] A person becomes wise through experience, and he becomes forbearing through demonstrating patience while suffering hardships. And generally a man is left exhausted by experiences, because Divine decree and destiny is operating on everyone. The Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him, was the Embodiment of all Excellences Allah the Exalted said to the Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that: 2 ُمُهىٰدُهِبَف ْهِدَتْقا ُمُهىٰدُهِبَف ْهِدَتْقا ‘Follow their guidance’; meaning, combine in yourself the various excel- lences of all previous Prophets. This verse expresses the great excellence of the Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. All virtues, merits, and excellences of all previous Prophets and saints were altogether conferred upon the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. By following the guidance of all of them, he combined all excellences within himself. However, in order to become the one who combines all excellences in himself, it is essential for man not to be arrogant. The one who thinks he has understood everything stumbles. One should live in humility. Where a person sees something beneficial, he should derive benefit from it. It is also inappropriate for doctors to look upon ancient 1. In Sunan Tirmidh i, ( Abw a b al-Birr wa a s - S ilah, b a bu m a j a ’a f i at-Tajarrub) , the hadith appears as: ٍ َّ ذُو عَثْرَة اْل ِ م َ ا ی َ حَلِ اْل ٍ َّ ذُو عَثْرَة اْل ِ م َ ا ی َ حَلِ اْل. [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-An‘ a m, 6:91 [Publisher]