Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 159
159 Malfuzat – Volume IV he immediately forgave them. Even though it would have been perfectly in line with justice and equity to punish them, but in this moment, the Holy Prophet sas demonstrated forgiveness and grace. It was factors like these which, in addition to miracles, affected the companions. Therefore, the Holy Prophet sas was true to his name, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He was praised in this world and he was praised in the heavens, so he was ‘Muhammad’ in the heavens as well. Allah the Exalted blessed the world with this name of the Holy Prophet sas to serve as an example. Until a person develops these sorts of moral qualities within themselves, they can attain no benefit. A person cannot fully inculcate the love of Allah Almighty within themselves until they are led and guided by the moral qualities and practical example of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. As such, Allah the Exalted says Himself in this regard: 1 ُهللُ ْ ُيُْحِْبِْبُْكُُمُ ا ي ِـ َّن ُِْعُْو ْب َّتَ َ َفَا ُهلل ُْوَْنَ ا ْب ِـ ْح ُ َّت ْ ُم ُُكُْنُْت ْ َن ِ ا ُقُْلْ Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you. In other words, in order to become the beloved of God Almighty, it is necessary to follow the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Truly following the Holy Prophet sas means to develop within oneself the true colour of his exemplary qualities. It is unfortunate, however, that today all that following the Holy Prophet sas means to the people is to raise the hands to the ears throughout the various postures in Prayer, or to recite ameen aloud after the Imam completes Surah Fatihah, or the manner of raising one’s finger during the sitting position in Prayer. They have abandoned everything else that relates to the sublime moral qualities of the Holy Prophet sas. It is the character of a hypocrite to adopt easy and minor deeds, and to forsake what is more difficult. The ultimate point of the progress and advancing stations of faith for a true believer and a sincere Muslim is to be a true follower of the Holy Prophet sas , and emulate all of the Prophet’s moral qualities. One who does not accept the truth only deceives themselves. There are millions of Muslims throughout the world and apparently their mosques seem to be filled as well, but no blessing or sign of spirituality can be seen as a result of these mosques being full. Therefore, all of this is nothing more than mere tradi - tion and custom. The genuine sincerity and loyalty that are the true accompani - ments of faith do not exist within them. All of their actions have become covered 1 Aal-e-Imran , 3:32