Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 3
3 Malfuzat – Volume IV Satan will be Destroyed at the Hands of the Promised Messiah The Promised Messiah as said: “Satan schemed to finish Adam as and uproot him. Then Satan sought respite from God and he was given respite: 1 ُْلُْوِْمِ ُع ْلَْمَ ِْتِ ا ُق َ ْو ْلْ َْوِْمِ ا ُي ِٰلٰى ا ‘Till the day of the appointed time. ’ Due to the respite given him, no Prophet killed him. It is in this era that he was destined to be slain at the hand of the Promised Messiah. Until now, he crept about as thieves do, but now the time for his destruction has come. Until now, the virtuous were few and the evildoers were more. But now, Satan will perish and the pious will flourish. The evildoers will be left disgraced like the most ignoble of classes and will remain only as a specimen of what once was. ” Two Classes of Deeds The Promised Messiah as said: “Deeds are of two kinds: firstly, those which are done either with a desire for paradise, or a fear of hell, and those which are per - formed out of a natural inclination. There are two things which can be seen in Muslims as a natural inclination even now. Firstly, there is the prohibition of eat - ing the flesh of swine. No matter how sinful a Muslim may be, he will always show indignation when it comes to eating the flesh of swine. Secondly, they deeply revere the two Holy places in Mecca and Medina. It is for this very reason that no nation can ever dare to attack the two Holy sites. ” The Being of Satan There was mention of the fact that naturalists reject the existence of Satan. The Promised Messiah as said: “One ought not to overstep their own limit. It is those who believe in matters divine, those who leave their deeper nature and essence to God, who possess greater right to divine protection. Now, you see, we are told that there are four things which are not physically visible: God, angels, souls and Satan. The deeper nature of these things cannot be fully comprehended. Why then should one believe in God and souls, but reject the concept of angels and Satan? Denying these things would gradually lead to a denial of the Resurrection 1 al-Hijr, 15:39