Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 73
29 December 1904 73 1 ُدْمَحْلَا ِهّٰلِل ِّبَر َنْيِمَلٰعْلا۰۰ ِنٰمْحَّرلا ِمْيِحَّرلا۰۰ِكِلٰم ِمْوَي ِنْيِّدلا۰۰ ُدْمَحْلَا ِهّٰلِل ِّبَر َنْيِمَلٰعْلا۰۰ ِنٰمْحَّرلا ِمْيِحَّرلا۰۰ِكِلٰم ِمْوَي ِنْيِّدلا۰۰ The four attributes of Allah the Exalted, which are the mother of all attributes, have been described in it. َ ن ْ ی ِ م َ ل ْٰعٰ ل ا ِّّب َ ر َ ن ْ ی ِ م َ ل ْٰعٰ ل ا ِّّب َ ر [ Rabbil-‘ A lam i n —Lord of all the worlds] shows that He is nurturing and developing each and every particle. َم ل عا َم ل عا [‘ A lam ] is said to be something, the knowledge of which can be attained. This indicates that there is nothing in the world that is not being nurtured and developed by God. He is nurturing and developing all souls, bodies, etc. He is the One who nur- tures everything according to its condition; where He nurtures the body, He bestows cognisance and verities upon the souls to satiate and satisfy them. Then He says that He is ٰن م رح ٰن م رح [ Ra h m a n —the Gracious]; that is, His mercies exist even before actions. Even before birth, the earth, moon, sun, air, water, etc. —all things neces- sary for man—are present. And then Allah is رحیم رحیم [ Ra hi m —the Merciful]; that is, He does not let anyone’s good deeds go to waste; instead, He bestows recompense for them. Then He is ِ ن ْ دِّی ِْمِ ال َو َ ی ِ ك ِ ل ٰ م ِ ن ْ دِّی ِْمِ ال َو َ ی ِ ك ِ ل ٰ م [ M a liki Ya u mid-D i n —Master of the Day of Judgment]; that is, He is the One who gives the reward, and He is the Master of the Day of Judgment. After mention- ing these attributes of Allah, He moves us to pray. When man believes in the existence of Allah the Exalted and these attrib- utes, a zeal and passion inevitably arise within the soul, and it inclines towards Allah the Exalted in supplication. This is why He subsequently guided us [to pray]: 2 1. ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, The Gracious, the Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment’ ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:2–4). [Publisher] 2. From al-Badr: ‘After the description of these attributes, an appeal is made to supplicate that “O You who are the Lord, Gracious and Merciful! Ease my difficulties and show me the straight path which You have been showing to Your beloved chosen ones. We cannot find our way to You except through Your grace”’ ( Al-Badr, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 2, dated 10 January 1905).