Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 109
Malfuzat - Volume I 109 Another point which must not fade from your hearts is that there are two kinds of love: unconditional love and love which is fuelled by motives, or one could say, love that one possesses due to certain temporary factors and when they cease to exist, this love turns cold and becomes the cause of pain and grief. It is unconditional love that is the source of true pleasure, because man has naturally been created for God. Allah the Exalted states: مَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوْنِ And I have not created the Jinn and the men but that they may worship Me. Therefore, God Almighty has invested the inherent nature of man with an inclination towards Himself and through His utterly hidden means, has created him so that man turns to God. Hence, when a person shuns artificial, superficial and temporary forms of love, which end in pain, they become wholly devoted to God and naturally, all distance is removed, and they hasten towards God. It is this very point that is alluded to in the verse: يَأَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ O Soul at rest. What is implied by God Almighty making a call in this context is that all the intervening obstructions have been removed and no distance remains. This is the highest rank of a righteous person when finally, he finds rest and comfort. At another instance, the Holy Quran has described this rest as success (falah) and steadfastness (istiqamat). In the verse³ (Guide us in the right path) there is a subtle indication towards this very steadfastness, comfort and suc- cess by the use of the word 'mustaqim. Miracles It is true that God Almighty does not do anything in an unnatural manner. The fact of the matter is that God is the Creator of means. Whether we are informed of those means or not, there are always some means. The miracles of the splitting of the moon or of safety) did not 1 3 4 fire, be thou cold and a means يُنَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وسلمه. adh-Dhariyat, 51:57 2 al-Fajr, 89:28 al-Fatihah, 1:6 al-Anbiya, 21:70 It is recorded in the Holy Quran, that when the opponents of Abraham's threw him into a burning fire