Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 182
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 182 opportunity for people to unfairly criticize me. Therefore, I admonish that you should always strive to make yourself a good and noble example. How can someone be said to have been purified until his life becomes like unto the life of angels? 1 َنْوُلَعْفَي اَم َنْوُرَمْؤُي َنْوُلَعْفَي اَم َنْوُرَمْؤُي One should undergo self annihilation for the sake of Allah and, abandon- ing one’s own wishes and desires, abide purely by the desires and commands of Allah so as to become a source of mercy for one’s self, one’s progeny, wife, children, kindred, and friends— and for me as well. You should never provide an excuse for the opponents to criticize me. Allah the Exalted says: 2 ْمُهْنِمَف ٌمِلاَظ ٖهِسْفَنِّل١ۚ َو ْمُهْنِم ٌدِصَتْقُّم١ۚ َو ْمُهْنِم ٌۢقِباَس ِتٰرْيَخْلاِب ْمُهْنِمَف ٌمِلاَظ ٖهِسْفَنِّل١ۚ َو ْمُهْنِم ٌدِصَتْقُّم١ۚ َو ْمُهْنِم ٌۢقِباَس ِتٰرْيَخْلاِب Both of the first two traits are deficient. One should embody sabequn-bil-khairat [excelling in goodness]. To come to a halt at any one level is not a good trait. Stagnant water ultimately becomes foul; due to the proximity of sludge, it develops a bad odour and bad taste. Running water is always excellent, clean, and pleasant tasting; even though it may have sludge beneath it, it cannot have any effect on it. The same holds true for man. One should not halt at any particular stage—this state is pre- carious. One should always keep moving forward. One should strive to advance in piety; otherwise, God Almighty does not assist man with His help and thus, in this way, man becomes 1. They do as they are commanded ( S u rah at-Ta h r i m, 66:7). [Publisher] 2. And of them are some who are breaking down their own selves by suppressing their desires, and of them are some who keep to the right course, and of them are some who excel others in acts of goodness by Allah’s leave ( S u rah F at ir, 35:33). [Publisher]