Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 76
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 76 The Third Means is Keeping the Company of the Truthful The third aspect, 1 which is proved by the Quran, is keeping the company of the truthful. Accordingly, Allah the Exalted says: 2 اْوُنْوُك َعَم َنْيِقِدّٰصلا اْوُنْوُك َعَم َنْيِقِدّٰصلا Meaning that, stay with the truthful. The company of the truthful has a unique effect. Their light of honesty and integrity influences others and helps them overcome their weaknesses. These are the three means that protect faith from the attacks of Satan and give it strength, and until a person takes advantage of these means, the danger remains that Satan will attack him and take away his wherewithal of faith. That is why there is a great need to keep one’s foot firmly planted and to be careful from satanic attacks in every way. I fear that the person who does not arm himself with these three weapons may be harmed by some random attack. 1. From al-Badr : ‘The third aspect of attaining salvation and taqw a [righteous- ness] is the companionship of the truthful, which is commanded in the Holy Quran اْوُنْوُك َعَم َنْيِقِدّٰصلا اْوُنْوُك َعَم َنْيِقِدّٰصلا ( S u rah at-Taubah, 9:119). Meaning that, do not be alone, for in such a situation, Satan’s stratagem is on man. Instead, take the com- panionship of the truthful and stay in their company so that a reflection of their light and blessings may continue to fall upon you and burn every piece of rubbish within the heart with the fire of Divine love and fill it with Divine light’ ( Al-Badr, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 2, dated 10 January 1905). 2. S u rah at-Taubah, 9:119 [Publisher]