Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 96
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 96 30 December 1904 Speech of the Promised Messiah, Peace be on Him Which he delivered after Friday Prayer in Aqsa Mosque Since this humble one, the Editor, arrived a little late, only the extent that could be captured is presented for the reader. From the context of the speech, the subject was detaching oneself from the world and attaining nearness to Allah, and that speech is as follows: Make Allah the Exalted Your Objective Man should keep the scale of his good deeds heavier, but as far as it is observed, his preoccupation with worldly endeavours is so great that this will not happen. He is worried day and night that this or that worldly task may get accomplished, that he may acquire some land or get some house built, whereas he should keep the scale [tilting] heavier on the side of religion than the world, even in his thoughts and opinions. Even if anyone is pre- occupied day and night in prayer and fasting, it can never be to his benefit unless he puts God first. In every word and deed, Allah the Exalted should be the objective; otherwise, he will never be worthy of God’s accept- ance. The world is an idol that man is intimately attached to. If he weighs and compares, he will see that he makes all manner of pretensions for worldly objectives, and the side of religion