Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 220
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 220 the Torah that the impact of an auspicious person extends up to seven of his generations. Then, it is also stated in the Glorious Quran that 1 َناَك اَمُهْوُبَا اًحِلاَص َناَك اَمُهْوُبَا اًحِلاَص meaning that father of both was right- eous. This was the reason God Almighty had safeguarded their treasure. It appears from this that the boys were not that pious. They were saved because of the piety of their father. Therefore, it is much better for a man to become right- eous and pious than to become an alchemist. In that alchemy, money is wasted, but in this alchemy, both religion and world [i. e. , spiritual and physical goods] are set aright. Woe unto those who squander away their entire lives for nothing, and die in the very pursuit of alchemy, whereas there is nothing in this [empty] alley except the loss of wealth and the loss of faith! And such a person is proven worthy of—firstly—financial ruin and—secondly—public derision. The true alchemy is taqwa [righteousness]. The one who lays hold of this, lays hold of everything, but the one who fails to put this formula to test, wastes his life. Even if alchemy did in fact exist, the one who squanders his life in its pursuit can never be righteous and self-restrained. How can the one who obsesses day and night over the love of worldly wealth have any room in his heart for the love of his Pure and Precious Lord? The Doctrine of Atonement With reference to the Doctrine of Atonement, the Promised Messiah as said: Christians place a great deal of emphasis upon Atonement in spite of it being a totally absurd notion. According to their 1. S u rah al-Kahf , 18:83 [Publisher]