Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 494
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 494 and bounty of Allah the Exalted, that He bestowed those fac- ulties and then imbued them with the innate ability to excel. The Attribute of Malikiyyat [Sovereignty] 1 ِكِلٰم ِمْوَي ِنْيِّدلا ِكِلٰم ِمْوَي ِنْيِّدلا , God is the Master of the Day of Judgement. In one sense, punishment and reward is occurring in this world as well. We observe on a daily basis that a thief may not be appre- hended on the first day or the second, but would eventually get caught someday and go to jail, and suffer the consequences of his actions. This is also true for the adulterer, the drunkard, and others who live an unrestrained life of sin and evil. Up to a certain time, Allah’s attribute of Sattar [Concealer (of weaknesses)] hides their deeds, but eventually they are afflicted with a variety of calamities and their lives become bitter due to such suffering. This is a glimpse of the punishment of Hell in the Hereafter. In the same way, those who do good with zeal and for whom fol- lowing the commands of Allah the Exalted and His obedience is the supreme purpose of their lives—God Almighty does not waste their piety either. And in due time, their piety also bears fruit and thus bestows upon them something of the likeness of Paradise in this very world. In short, all those who commit evil deeds—the transgres- sors, the wicked, the alcoholic, and the adulterer—don’t think of God and the Day of Judgement but they lose their health, vigour, peace, and sublime faculties in this very world, and must complete the remaining days of their life in great despair and hopelessness. They suffer debilitating illnesses like tuberculosis, 1. S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:4 [Publisher]