Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 79
79 me the Messiah son of Mary. Some ignorant people raise the objection that your name is Ghulam Ahmad. They are unable to comprehend this secret; this is from among the secrets of prophethood. In short, when both of these corrupt forms of discourse come to an end, the heart begins to speak, and continues to speak all the time. Even as it beats, the heart emits a voice. It is for this reason that the Prophets find pleasure in this discourse and remain engaged in conversing with their Beloved, even if thou- sands upon thousands of people around them are busy in other forms of con- versation. This is the reason for their peace and tranquillity of heart and this is why no noise or clamour can disturb it. Normally, a lover desires to know all that they can know about the grace and beauty of their beloved, and desires to speak to them all the time. However, this does not happen, and these are base desires anyway. But a person who loves God Almighty and the class of people known as Prophets, who are lost in God’s love, possess a fervour that is far greater than these false and transient loves. For God is He Who turns towards those who incline to Him. In fact, God pays greater attention to people than they show to Him. If a person advances towards God in small steps, Allah the Exalted runs towards them. Therefore, when a person develops a longing for God and becomes lost in His love, the fire of that love and passion for God burns away inner desires and carnal thoughts, after which their soul begins to speak. This pure speech that be- gins from within then becomes the speech of God Almighty. In other words, it could be said that man supplicates Allah the Exalted, and in turn, He responds. Hence, this is a hallmark of prophethood and has been alluded to in ْ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِم (on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings). Therefore, one ought to seek to de- velop this particular distinction of prophethood within themselves when they offer the prayer: 1 ْ الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِم اِهْدِنَا Guide us in the right path — The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings. The Station of the Truthful The second form of excellence is that which characterises the Truthful (Siddiqin). The Arabic word siddiq is in the superlative form, and refers to a person who is so 1 al-Fatihah, 1:6-7