Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 105
105 Malfuzat – Volume IV becomes their limbs. It is also true that when a person reconciles with God Almighty completely and aligns their own will with Him alone, along with all of their desires and faculties, God in turn becomes all of their strengths, as it were. The example of such a person may be likened to the iron that is placed in a fire and heated intensely until it becomes red like the fire. At such a time, the same characteristics that exist in the fire are present in the iron as well. ” The Meaning of ‘The Best of Planners’ The Promised Messiah as said: “I have reflected and found that the word makar (plan) has been used in the Quran for the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the Messiah, peace be upon him. The same word has been used for me as well, as recorded in Barahin. In other words, a hidden conspiracy was hatched to kill the Messiah, peace be upon him, and this was also the case for the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The same nature of schemes have also been devised against me; and even today there is no difference in the way that I am treated. However, the plan of God Almighty prevailed over all of the opponents. The word makar refers to a hidden or subtle plan. Lekhram had written in his letters that I should seek a sign relating to him from God, who is the Best of Planners (Khayr-ul-Makirin). When God Almighty destroys and disgraces a wrongdoer through subtle means and protects His righteous servant from the machinations and mischief of the enemy, God’s name Khayr-ul-Makirin is used. In other words, God employs the very same means to punish the wrong - doer which they seek to employ for themselves to achieve some other purpose. The very same means which the person seeks to employ for their own benefit become the cause for their own destruction. This is why the Messiah was saved in a way that the factors which came together to destroy him actually became a source of life for him. Similarly, see how God saved the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, from the conspiracies of the Meccan disbelievers. The same promise has been given to me as well. Someone may ask as to why God did not save them in the places where they originally resided. The answer is that this is not the way of Allah. In fact, God desires to exhibit His knowledge, so He removes His servants from these places. The word makar is limited to the extent of human plans. However, when it surpasses the scope of human designs, it becomes a miracle that is extraordinary in nature. If a person possesses even a shred of faith, they can understand these p. 378