Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 227
227 People are free to accept this or not; that is to say, the task of prophethood is merely to convey the message. However, this is the apparent meaning of prophet- hood. When we reflect more deeply and delve into the inner realms of this mat- ter, we realise that the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah, peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, which is an inseparable part of ُ اہلل َ ّ اِلٰہ َ اِل َ ل (There is none worthy of worship except Allah) is not limited to a mere conveyance of the message, but that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, through the force of his spiritual power, demonstrated an unparalleled example in making this propagation of the message truly influential. The Motherly Benevolence of a Prophet The Holy Quran also describes that degree of burning passion and anguish with which the Holy Prophet sa was consumed. As such, Allah the Exalted states: 1 َ مُؤْمِنِيْن يَكُوْنُوْا لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ اَلَّا Meaning, will you grieve yourself to death because they do not believe? It is a certain fact that every Prophet carries within themselves pain, emotion and an- guish for the reformation of their people, and not just empty words. Moreover, this pain and perturbation is not artificial; rather it gushes forth naturally in a state of restlessness, just like a mother who remains absorbed in the upbringing of her child. Even if a king issued an order stating that a mother who did not give her child milk would not be responsible for her negligence, and that if even one or two of her children died because of this, she would be forgiven without ques- tion, would any mother be pleased by such an order? Of course not. Rather, she would curse the king. A mother simply cannot refrain from giving her child milk. This characteristic is naturally ingrained in her disposition and in giving her child milk, her object or motive is never to be admitted into paradise or to receive a reward. Rather, this fervour of hers is an inherent quality that is invested in her by nature. If this was not the case, then mothers in the animal kingdom, such as the mothers of goats, buffalos, cows and birds, ought to have turned away from the upbringing of their offspring. This is nature, it is a sense, a passion. It is nature’s way for mothers to remain engaged in the upbringing of their young. In the same manner, the divinely commissioned of God also possess a certain quality in their nature. What is that quality? It is their burning heart for God’s 1 Ash-Shu’ara , 26:4