Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 19
Malfuzat - Volume I وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي هَذِهِ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَعْمَى 19 Meaning, whoso is blind in this world shall be blind in the hereafter. This dem- onstrates that we must take our ability to see from this very world, so that we may be able to witness the hereafter. In order to experience the next life, our senses are to be developed in this very world. Can it be conceived that Allah the Exalted would make a promise and then break it? Who is Blind? A blind person is one who is bereft of spiritual insight and pleasure. A person who blindly follows the practices of their family just because they are born into a Muslim household is called a Muslim. Similarly, a person who is born to a Chris- tian family becomes a Christian. This is the very reason that such people give no regard to God, the Messenger or the Quran. Even the love such people possess for religion is questionable. Some remain in the company of those who act insolently towards God and His Messenger. This is wholly due to the fact that such people do not possess a spiritual eye. They are empty of love for religion. Does a person who is full of love desire anything that is at odds with the liking of their beloved? Hence, Allah the Almighty teaches that He is prepared to bestow His bounties if a person is prepared to receive them. The offering of this supplication prepares one to receive divine guidance. A Righteous Person After this prayer, Allah the Exalted states the following towards the beginning of Surah Baqarah: هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ It is a guidance for the righteous. In other words, God Almighty has furnished the means by which He bestows His blessings. That is to say, this Book (i. e. the Holy Quran) promises to elevate a righteous person to the pinnacle of excellence. These words imply that this Book is beneficial to those who abstain from evil and give heed to exhortation. A right- eous person (muttaqi) of this degree is one who rids themselves of preconceived Bani Isra'il, 17:73 al-Baqarah, 2:3