Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 63
63 Similarly, the God (Parmeshwar) presented to the world by the foolish Aryas is no greater than a carpenter or craftsman, because all he can do is join things together and he is bereft of the sublime quality of creating from nothing. This god has no control over the soul or the universe itself, because he has not cre- ated them. He cannot give salvation to his servants because this would upset the workings of the entire universe and the world would slip even further out of his control. He cannot hear the prayer of even one of his sincere devotees, nor can he give them anything out of his grace, because whatever he grants to the people can be nothing more than the fruits of their actions in the form of karma. In short, the god presented by every nation and scripture is one that moves a person to shame. A follower of Islam is never put to shame and this is a superior- ity and pride that is reserved for Islam alone. A Muslim grasps firmly to the man- tle of the Perfect God and it is to that Perfect Being that he shall return. 1 The Advent of the Prophet Muhammad sa And so, this is the sheer favour and grace of Allah the Exalted. Then, Allah has conferred a magnificent bounty upon us by raising the Prophet of God, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. If the blessed personage of the Holy Prophet sa had not appeared, many false and useless gods made of clay, stone and the like, would have been taken for worship like those who hail ‘Ram, Ram’. Infinite gratitude is due to Allah Almighty that the Immaculate Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, appeared and saved us from idol-worshippers. This is the secret underlying the fact that only the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and him alone, due to his favours, was conferred the honour that: 2 تَسْلِيْمًا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوْا صَلُّوْا ْن َ ٰامَنُوْا ی الَّذِ ُّـهَا ی َ ٰۤـا ی ِّ النَّبِي ی اِنَّ اهللَ وَ مَلٰٓىِٕكَتَهٗ يُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَ Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. On the other hand, the Hindus have made 330 million deities. Looking at the state of the world at that time, no one can tell where believers in the Oneness of God had disappeared. This sheds light on Allah the Exalted and the nature of His being, and how His jealousy demands the spread of guidance in times of darkness. The Hindus proclaimed ‘Ram, Ram,’ while the Christians declared, 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 1, dated 10 January 1901, pp. 2-4 2 al-Ahzab , 33:57 p. 57