Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 210
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 210 Allah the Exalted Bestows Grandeur and Awe-Inspiring Presence upon His Chosen Servants In reply to some inquiry by Maulawi Fateh Din, the Promised Messiah as said: When God is pleased with His servant, He Himself grants him grandeur and an awe-inspiring presence because truth is accompanied by grandeur and awe. Look, Abu Jahl and his ilk strutted about as if they were the great men in Makkah at that time, but in reality all their arrogance and grandiosity were fictitious. Their greatness was mortal. Thus, see the result for yourself: where did their glory and pomp go? The fact of the matter is that true awe and real grandeur are granted to those people who first bring about a death upon their own selves for the sake of God, who exchange their own greatness and glory for humility, meekness, and submissiveness. Only then does God Himself elevate them as they had spent everything they had for Him and He blesses them through a manifestation of His power. Consider the case of Hazrat Abu Bakr ra and Umar ra. Had they permitted only their former family honour and greatness to linger in their hearts, and had not surrendered everything for the sake of God, the most they could have achieved was to be some a big shot in Makkah. But no, God Almighty found the inner condition of their hearts to be replete with sincerity. In the path of God, they cared naught for their personal greatness, grandeur, and majesty. They sacrificed everything and became humble, meek, and submissive for the sake of God. How then did Allah the Exalted bless them! What grandeur and domin- ion was bestowed upon them!