Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 440
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 440 and titled it Talbis Iblis. I have heard that a verdict of disbelief was also issued against Shah Waliullah. This ‘disbelief ’ must indeed be a blessing, for it always falls in the very lot of the Auliya [Friends of Allah] and the holy ones of God Almighty! Be Humble and Courteous At this time our essential goal is that we should always remain fearful [of Allah] lest this ‘disbelief ’ be proven true. If one is worthy of Divine wrath and punishment in the estimation of God Almighty, then the statements of the enemies will certainly come to pass. One should avoid empty boasting, arrogance, and conceit, and should adopt humility and courteousness. Look, an example of the humility and courteousness of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who was truly the greatest of all and the most worthy of reverence, is found in the Holy Quran. It is written that a blind man used to come to study the Quran with the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. One day the nobles of Makkah and the chieftains of the city were gathered around the Holy Prophet s as , and he was engaged in conversation with them. As a result of being preoccupied in the conversation, the ensuing delay caused the blind man to get up and leave. This was a trivial matter, but Allah Almighty revealed a chapter [in the Quran] about this. Upon this, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went to his house, brought him back and, spreading his own blessed mantle, seated him upon it. The essential point is that it is incumbent upon those peo- ple in whose hearts dwells the grandeur of Allah to be humble and servile, for they constantly quake and quiver before the self-sufficiency of God Almighty.