Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 149
Undated 149 1 اَم َناَك ٍّيِبَنِل ْنَا َنْوُكَّي ۤٗهَل ىٰرْسَا ىّٰتَح َنِخْثُي يِف ِضْرَاْلا اَم َناَك ٍّيِبَنِل ْنَا َنْوُكَّي ۤٗهَل ىٰرْسَا ىّٰتَح َنِخْثُي يِف ِضْرَاْلا The things that were destined to take place at the hands of man are at an end. Now Allah has taken all such matters into His own hand. This plague, earthquakes, diseases, and catastrophes of all kinds are all the swords of Allah. The amazing thing is that tragedies upon tragedies and calamities upon calamities come, but apart from the members of my Jama’at, no one else is moved by them. These misfortunes are all an attempt to drive heedlessness away from the people and to make them adopt humility so they may realize that God exists. Look, afflictions are taking place on all sides and who knows what more is yet to come in the future? My belief is indeed that now whatever will be done will be done by God alone. Surgery is the last remedy. All other treatments have been attempted. So this is the last cure; now the patient will either die or be restored to health. Several hundreds of thousands of people have died, but the practical condition of those remaining shows that nothing whatsoever has yet come to pass! They are still far removed from the side of truth and much closer to the side of evil. Istighfar [seeking forgiveness] should be engaged in. In the past, it used to be the case that during times of epi- demics, Muslim kings would generally draw attention to repent- ance, prayer, charity, and almsgiving continually. However, now, not only does this not occur, but to even mention the name of God is considered contrary to civility! The Sultan-ul-Muazzam 2 consulted his viziers about a 1. It does not behove a Prophet that he should have captives until he engages in regular fighting in the land ( S u rah al-Anf a l, 8:68). [Publisher] 2. The Promised Messiah as appears to be alluding to the Sultan of Turkey. [Publisher]