Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 238
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 238 single branch cannot be a matter of pride. Thus, taqw a is only that about which Allah the Exalted states: 1 َّنِا َهّٰللا َعَم َنْيِذَّلا اْوَقَّتا َّنِا َهّٰللا َعَم َنْيِذَّلا اْوَقَّتا The companionship of God Almighty speaks out that one is righteous. Creation has Existed Ever Since the Creator has Existed Since the time God has been the Creator, His creation has existed, though we may not know what kind of creation it was. In short, I believe in the antiquity of species. He annihilated one species and created another, but not as the Aryas believe that the soul and matter are as eternal and ancient as Allah the Exalted. Our belief is that whether it is the soul or matter—in short, whatever it may be—it is the creation of Allah. 2 1. S u rah an-Na h l, 16:129 [Publisher] 2. Badr , vol. 6, no. 17, p. 8, dated 25 April 1907