Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 368
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 368 (After Asr Prayer) Two Components of Noble Qualities and Sublime Morals—the Rights of God and the Rights of People (At a meeting with His Highness Prince Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, the Promised Messiah as delivered a speech in Persian—Editor) The Promised Messiah as said: There is too much hypocrisy in the world in the present age. There are very few who are sincere. Love and sincerity are a part of faith. May God reward you for your love and sincerity and grant you strength. To do good to people without any consideration of reward or recompense is what is called noble morals. This is what is called nobility of human character. A lower level of nobility of character is that, instead of resisting evil or simply overlooking it, one should do good to the evildoer. This is an attribute of the Prophets and then of those who keep their company. And the perfect example of this is provided by the Holy Prophet s as and his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all. Allah would never permit hearts infused with the compassion for mankind to perish. Noble attributes and sublime morals have just two compo- nents, and they are the gist, the sum, and essence of the Holy Quran’s pure teachings. The first is the discharge of obligations to Allah—one should worship God, eschew sin and transgres- sion, refrain from all that is forbidden, and remain committed to obeying all Divine commandments. The second is never being negligent in the discharge of the rights of human beings, and to be benevolent to all human beings. Those who are derelict in their duty towards mankind