Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 225
225 Malfuzat – Volume IV punishment and hell is a person’s own heart. The impure thoughts, foul inten - tions and determinations are the fuel of this hell. Further, in relation to the boun - ties of paradise in praise of the righteous, Allah the Exalted states: 1 ًا ِر ِْيْ َج ْ ِف َتَ َا ِه َ َّن ْ َو ُ َر ِ َج َ ِف ُيُـ Meaning, in this place, they are causing rivers to gush forth. In another instance, whilst expounding the reward of the believers and those who do good works, Allah the Exalted states: 2 ُ َر ٰ ِه ْ َّن َ ا اْلْ َا ِه ِ َت َْحْ َّت ْ ُن ِ َم ِْْي َر ْ َج َ َّت ٌ ِت ٰ ْن َ ْج Gardens beneath which flow streams. Now I ask, can anyone say that these are mere tales? How true indeed. Those who water here shall receive their fruits in the hereafter. Therefore, the Holy Quran presents all of its teachings in the form of deeper knowledge and philosophy. The present era, in which God Almighty has established this dispensation to propa - gate true knowledge, is an era of the unveiling of verities. The Favours of the Quran So it ought to be borne in mind that the Holy Quran has done a favour on the previous scriptures and Prophets by presenting their teachings—which were pre - viously in the form of tales—in an academic manner. I truthfully proclaim that no one can reconcile these tales and stories until they read the Holy Quran. The Noble Quran is distinct in its greatness that: 3 ِ َل ْ َّز َ ِه ْلْ ِا َب َ ْو ُ ْه َ َمَا َو ٌ ْل ْ َص ََف ٌ َل َْوْ ْق َ ْل َِّٗنَٗه ا It is surely a decisive word, and it is not a useless talk. It is a measure, a protector, a light, a healing, and a mercy. Those who read the Holy Quran and consider it to be a story have not read the Holy Quran at all; in fact, they have dishonoured it. Why have our opponents become so swift in their opposition against us? It is only because I seek to show that the Holy Quran is, as God Almighty has stated, an embodiment of light, wisdom and insight. Our opponents desire to portray the Holy Quran as being no more significant than 1 ad-Dahr , 76:7 2 al-Baqarah , 2:26 3 at-Tariq , 86:14-15 p. 491