Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 378
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 378 and the means of salvation, can be judged from their response to this Divine Movement. When God Almighty, in accordance with His age-old tradition, established a Heavenly Movement at the exact time of need with perfect wisdom and truth for the reformation and eradication of these evils, and showed thou- sands of miraculous Signs to testify that it was from Allah, they turned hostile to it and sought to destroy it. It was more incumbent upon them, being the pillars of the Faith and being learned and knowledgeable of the Holy Quran and Hadith, to support this Movement. Instead, they occupied themselves with all the schemes to extinguish this Divine light. The state of their learning is so pathetic that the following cou- plet of Hafiz Shirazi [a famous Persian poet] was perhaps writ- ten for these very scholars: دننک یم ربنم و رحماب رب ولجہ ن ي ک ان ظ واع دننک یم ر ي د� ر اك ن آ رودن ےم ل�وت ن ب� � وچن [On the pulpit the preachers put up a great show; In private, they act quite differently. ] Next to them is the echelon of society comprising the rich and powerful. Their condition is also manifestly evident. They are totally dissociated from religion. They are so occupied in their sensual pleasures and pursuits that they have no time to spare, and if they do have any time to spare, they would spend it play- ing chess. If you look at the third tier of society, which consists of the general masses, you feel even more sorry at the wretched and precarious condition of Islam. Jails are filled with Muslims. It is Muslims who are ruining themselves in bars. The Muslims are the ones who are in the miserable plight as prostitutes. If you look closely at any activity of immorality, debauchery, crimes, and sin, you will find Muslims outnumbering others.