Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 80
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 80 This meaning is set forth in another place in the Holy Quran: The perfection of the soul of a believer is affected by the drink- ing of two beverages, one made of camphor and the other of ginger. The soul is completely cooled down by imbibing the drink of camphor; no fervour is felt for committing evil deeds as camphor has the characteristic of suppressing toxic sub- stances, which is why it is called camphor. In the same way, this camphor drink suppresses the poison of sin and evil, and it does not allow the increase of harmful materials that destroy the soul of man; on the contrary, it neutralises them. The second beverage is made from ginger, through which an energy and strength is developed to carry out good deeds, and then fervour is generated. So, the real purpose and objec- tive is: 1 اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا َطاَرِص َنْيِذَّلا َتْمَعْنَا ْمِهْيَلَع… اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا َطاَرِص َنْيِذَّلا َتْمَعْنَا ْمِهْيَلَع… This is like the drink of ginger, and the drink of camphor is: 2 …ِرْيَغ ِبْوُضْغَمْلا ْمِهْيَلَع َو اَل َنْيِّلٓاَّضلا. …ِرْيَغ ِبْوُضْغَمْلا ْمِهْيَلَع َو اَل َنْيِّلٓاَّضلا. Advice to Avoid Subtle and Hidden Evils Now, there is another difficulty: man may easily abandon the major obvious sins, but some sins are so subtle and concealed that man has difficulty perceiving them to begin with, and then to abandon them is all the more difficult. An example of this is 1. Guide us in the right path—The path of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings… ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:6–7). [Publisher] 2. …those who have not Thy incurred displeasure, and those who have not gone astray ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:7). [Publisher]