Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 48
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 48 seek treatment first, not that they avoid treatment and desire to hear a few pages from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights. 1 In the same manner, visions and dreams are spiritual journeys. After the spiritual ailments have been treated and the spiritual health has been restored, the [spiritual] journeying will also be beneficial then. When a person frees himself from his nafs [ego] and there remains no consideration for anyone besides Allah, and he takes no notice of anyone in his sight, and only sees God and apprises Him alone, so then God Almighty also apprises him. But those who, despite having two ears, listen to the discourses of all kinds of forces—greed, desire, envy, rage, malice, etc. — how can they listen to the words of God Almighty? There are people, however, who slaughter all else and shut their ears from every side. They neither listen to anyone nor confide in anyone. These indeed are the ones whom God narrates His accounts to and He listens to their accounts and it is indeed such a one who is blessed. 2 Therefore, if you wish to be counted among such people, then walk in their footsteps. Until such a state develops, do not be proud of such sounds and dreams, especially when the hadith 1. From Badr : ‘The person who is ill ought first to seek treatment for himself. If an ill person does not get himself treated and hears a few stories, he will not recover through this. A person who is going to die within a few days due to his bad health, if he says that he is going on a visit to America to see the wonders of the world, it is their foolishness. He should first have himself treated. Once he has regained his health, he can travel also. Travelling and touring during sickness will bring even greater harm. ’ ( Badr, vol. 6, nos. 1, 2, p. 16, dated 10 January 1907) 2. From Badr : ‘An ear that is attentive to a thousand things and is filled with idolatry, and is immersed in following selfish passions and carnal desires, how can it listen to the word of God Almighty?’ ( Badr, vol. 6, nos. 1, 2, p. 16, dated 10 January 1907)