Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 443
9 May 1908 443 Therefore, keep in mind that—being detached from God Almighty—however great a claim is boasted solely on the basis of one’s knowledge and experience, a loss equally as great will be suffered. Muslims take great pride in Tauhid [the Oneness of Allah]. What is intended by Tauhid is not simply a verbal affir- mation of Tauhid , but the essence is to give testimony of this assertion in your professional careers in real practical terms that you are truly believers in the Oneness of God and that Tauhid is indeed your professional trade. It is the belief of Muslims that every single occurrence emanates from Allah. It is for this rea- son that a Muslim says Alhumdulillah [‘All praise belongs to Allah’] during times of happiness and ِِّٰ وَإِنَّا إِلَیْہ ِ رَاجِعُوْن لل إِنَّا ِِّٰ وَإِنَّا إِلَیْہ ِ رَاجِعُوْن لل إِنَّا [‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return’] during times of grief and mourning, proving that God alone is, in actual fact, his refuge in every affair. Those people who wish to indulge in any of the pleasures of [worldly] life, estranging themselves from God Almighty, should remember that their lives are extremely bitter indeed, for true peace and comfort cannot possibly be attained except by [one’s self ] being annihilated in God and God being the sole source and goal of every action. The lives of such people is sim- ply a life of animals and that contentment cannot be found. True tranquillity and satisfaction are conferred upon those people who are not detached from God, who are constantly supplicating to God Almighty silently within their hearts. Restrictions Exist in a True Religion The truth of religion lies in man never being estranged from God Almighty under any circumstances. What kind of a reli- gion can it be, and what kind of a life if, after having lived it entirely, one failed to ever come across the name of God at all?