Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 37
Malfuzat - Volume I إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَبِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوْا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِيمًا 37 Translation: Allah Almighty and all His angels send blessings upon the Messenger. O ye who believe! You also should invoke blessings and peace upon the Prophets. This verse establishes that the deeds of the Noble Messengers were such that Allah Almighty did not use any specific word to praise them or outline his at- tributes. Although words could be found, God Himself chose not to use any in particular. For the pious deeds of the Holy Prophets were beyond the confines of praise. A verse of this nature does not exist in praise of any other Prophet. The soul of the Holy Prophets was imbibed with such sincerity and purity, and his deeds were so praiseworthy in the sight of God that Allah the Almighty decreed for all times to come that all future generations would send blessings upon the Holy Prophet as an expression of gratitude. The resolve and devotion of the Holy Prophets is such that we would find no equal, either before him or after him, who could match him. One may reflect upon the time of the Messiah (as) to see the extent to which his resolve, or spiritual sincerity and devotion impressed an effect upon his disciples. Anyone can appreciate how difficult it is to put right an ill habit. It is truly challenging to relinquish firmly rooted habits. However, our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reformed thousands of people who were worse than animals. There were some who, like animals, thought nothing of having relations with their mothers and sisters; they would devour the wealth of orphans and usurp the inheritance of those who were no more. Some worshipped the stars while others were atheist and others still worshipped the el- ements. What was the Arab Peninsula? It was home to diverse religious thought. The Holy Quran Is a Perfect Guidance One benefit of this is that the Holy Quran possesses within itself every neces- sary teaching. Its tenets are more than sufficient to uproot every false doctrine or ill teaching that could possibly exist in the world. This is the deep wisdom and power of Allah the Exalted. Since this perfect book was destined to bring about perfect reformation, it was necessary for spiritual disease to be at its peak at the time and place of its revela- tion as well. This was so that a perfect remedy could be provided for each and every malady. As such, this peninsula was home to ailing people of all sorts, who 1 al-Ahzab, 33:57