Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 33
33 Malfuzat – Volume IV that the heart of a Hindu was absorbed in the state of ‘the moving heart,’ invok - ing ‘Rama, Rama,’ when a Muslim happened to pass by. Suddenly, the heart of the Muslim became absorbed in the same state as well and he too began invoking the name ‘Rama, Rama’. However, one should not be deceived because ‘Rama’ is not the name of God. Even Dyanand has stated that this is not the name of God. This state of ‘setting the heart in motion’ is a game which is used to trick simple, ignorant people. If a person begins to repeat the words ‘lota, lota’ 1 the heart can become absorbed in this too, but if a person is attached to Allah, it is His name that the heart calls out. The Holy Quran has not given such a teaching, in fact, it teaches something that is even better: 2 ٍ ُم ِْيْ ُل ٍَْبٍ َس ُل َ ْق ِ ْب َ ُهلل ا ََتَى ا ْ ُن َمَ َا ْل ِ ا But he alone will be saved who brings to Allah a sound heart. God desires that a person’s entire being becomes the heart. Otherwise, if a per - son’s entire being does not begin to move and profess the name of God, then such a qalb (heart) is no qalb at all, it is as lowly as a kalb (dog). What God desires is for you to become wholly absorbed in Him and to revere the limits and injunctions set by Him. The Holy Quran teaches the concept of annihilation of perception ( fana-e-nadhari). I have observed from experience that this concept of putting the heart in ‘motion’ is based entirely on repetitive practice, and has nothing to do with piety and righteousness. A person from Montgomery district or perhaps from Multan used to meet me at the Chief Court and he was very experienced in this practice of setting the heart in motion. So, in my view, this is nothing to be given importance, and God Almighty also has not given this practice any significance or deemed it to be of any value. The desire of God Almighty and the underlying purpose in the teaching of the Holy Quran is nothing more than: 3 َا ِه ٰى ُك ََز ْ ُن َََحَ َم ُل ْ َف َ ا َْْد ُق He indeed truly prospers who purifies the soul. Until a cloth is washed completely it cannot be purified. Similarly, all of the vari - ous parts of the body must be cleansed; nothing can be achieved by simply purify - ing one part. It is also important to remember that when God beautifies a thing, it 1 A lota is a small, round water vessel, usually with a spout, used in the Indian subcontinent. [Publisher] 2 ash-Shu’ara , 26:90 3 ash-Shams, 91:10-11