Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 12
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 12. 1 اْوُنْوُک َعَم َنْیِقِدّٰصلا اْوُنْوُک َعَم َنْیِقِدّٰصلا If one keeps the company of the truthful, difficulties in many matters are resolved with God Almighty’s grace. Sheikh ‘Abdul- Q a dir Jil a n i , Allah’s mercy be upon him, was an extremely godly and honoured individual. He has written that one who wishes to see the path of God must read the Holy Quran. Now, if we were to include additions to the way stated by the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and invent new practices, or go against his way, it would be kufr [disbelief ]. Just as a great many sects have formed amongst the schol- ars during this age, so have many sects arisen among the ascet- ics, and all of them express their various interpretations as a new approach. The whole world is becoming like this, so the need for reform is everywhere. It is indeed for this reason that God Almighty has sent that Mujaddid [Reformer] in this age who has been given the title Mas ih -e-Mau‘ u d [the Promised Messiah], and who had been eagerly anticipated since antiq- uity. All the Prophets had prophesied about him and the noble elders of yore held on to the yearning that they might chance upon his day. 2 1. Be with the truthful ( S u rah at-Taubah, 9:119 ). [Publisher] 2. Badr, vol. 2, no. 46, p. 4–5, dated 15 November 1906