Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 25
26 December 1906 25 cannot be removed from within without the grace of Allah the Exalted. They are very subtle germs but they are the most harmful and damaging of all. Those who transgress beyond the rights and rules of Allah Almighty under the influence of car- nal passions—and in similar fashion they also trample upon the rights of man—they are not uneducated; rather, you will find thousands of them to be learned clerics and scholars, and many would be known as jurists and sufis. However, despite such honours, they would be infected by these diseases. Bravery is to avoid such idols, and recognizing them is pro- found wisdom and sagacity. Mutual enmity results from these very idols and thousands of murders and massacres take place. A brother usurps the right of another, due to which thou- sands of evils take place. They take place every day and at every moment. There is so much dependency on material means that God Almighty is dismissed as a useless being. Very few peo- ple have understood the real meaning of Tau hi d [Oneness of God]. If they are reminded, they instantaneously say, ‘Are we not Muslims and do we not recite the Kalimah ?’ But, regretta- bly, they consider the verbal declaration of the Kalimah to be sufficient. I declare with full certainty that if a person becomes aware of the essence of the Kalimah T ayyibah and upholds it prac- tically, he can make tremendous progress and can witness the wonderful and marvellous powers of God Almighty. Understand this fact clearly that I am not standing at this place as an ordinary preacher, or to narrate some story; rather, I am standing here to bear witness. I will convey the Message that Allah the Almighty has given to me. I am not bothered by the fact whether anyone listens to it or not, nor accepts it or not— you yourselves will be held accountable for that. I must dis- charge my responsibility. I know that a great many people have joined my Jam a ‘at, and they acknowledge Tau hi d as well, but I