Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 82
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 82 uncontrollably impassioned and such filth is spewed that is beyond all belief and imagination. It is then that it becomes known that nothing has been achieved yet and that self-purification which perfects, has not yet been obtained. This also shows that this purification, called moral purification, is very difficult and cannot be achieved without the grace of Allah the Exalted. Those same three aspects [mentioned before] are involved if one wishes to absorb this grace. First, striving and planning. Second, prayer. Third, keeping company with the truthful. This grace of Allah is perfectly bestowed upon the Prophets, peace be on them, so that Allah Almighty Himself performs their purification in a morally perfect manner. No trace of bad morals or vices is left in them. Their condition reaches the point that they remain like a poor man even after attaining a kingdom, and no pride overcomes them. Self-Purification is Not Achieved without the Grace of God Almighty In reality, this filth which belongs to the passions of the self and manifests in the form of immorality, pride, ostentation, etc. , does not perish except by the grace of Allah the Exalted. And these pernicious materials cannot be torched unless the fire of spiritual cognition burns them. In whomever this fire of spiritual cognisance becomes ignited, he begins to be purified from these moral weaknesses. Even being of highly esteemed rank, he considers himself insignificant and finds his personal worth to be nothing essential. He does not consider the light he receives from the light of cognisance to be the result of any of his abilities and qualities, nor does he attribute it to him- self. Instead, he believes it to be the grace and mercy of God