Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 99
99 they begin to blame God. Their dispositions become dejected, because they do not enjoy the harmonious relations that ought to exist fully with God Almighty. An individual can only remain reconciled with God Almighty so long as they continue to obey Him. Also bear in mind that the relationship with God Al- mighty is like the relationships between friends. At times a friend will have their way, but at other times, they must accept the will of the other, and they must accept this happily, with an open heart, and not by compulsion. At a certain in- stance, God Almighty states: 1 ِ ٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَ الْجُوْع ء ْ وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَي In other words, We shall continue to test man, at times with fear or hunger, and at times with a loss of wealth, fruit and the like. Fruits can refer to a person’s children as well; and is also applicable when someone prepares a crop with great effort, but then it is engulfed in a fire at once and is destroyed; or can allude to other cases when a person fails to gain the results of their labour and toil. In short, there are varying sorts of trials and diseases that afflict human beings, and these are a test from God Almighty. In these circumstances, those who are pleased in the will of Allah Almighty and who bow their heads in submission before His decree, declare with an open heart: 2 َ وَ اِنَّاۤ اِلَيْهِ رٰجِعُوْن ِ هلل اِنَّا Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return. Such people do not complain or protest in any way, and it is about such people that Allah the Exalted states: 3 ٌ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوٰتٌٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَة Meaning, it is these people who receive the special mercy of Allah Almighty. It is these very people to whom Allah the Exalted shows the way when faced with difficulties. Remember, Allah the Exalted is immensely generous, merciful and kind. When a person gives precedence to His pleasure and accepts His will, God does not leave them without granting them their recompense. This refers to occa- sions and instances when God Almighty desires for His will to be accepted. There are other instances as well about which God Almighty states: 1 al-Baqarah , 2:156 2 al-Baqarah , 2:157 3 al-Baqarah , 2:158 [Publisher]