Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 144
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 144 willing to sacrifice his son, in the same way, unless a person sacrifices all their worldly desires and aspirations, nothing can be achieved. Verily I say that when a person believes in Allah the Exalted, and develops a passion for Him, Allah the Exalted becomes their Guardian and Benefactor. Never think poorly of Allah the Exalted; if there was any flaw or defect, it must be within us. Therefore, remember that until a person becomes fully devoted to God, nothing transpires. And the person who becomes truly dedicated to Allah the Exalted has no haste left in him. The difficulty is indeed that people become flustered quickly and then begin to criticise. Questioner— What is the initial stage for achieving this objective? promised messiah as — The initial stage is to submit the body to Islam. The body is something that can be moved in any direction. Who teaches the farmers to work in the extreme hot weather, and get up in the middle of the night to plough the land during the harsh winter? The body becomes accus- tomed to whatever use it is put through. But for this, resolve is required. It is said that a king would eat clay. Much advice was given to break this habit, but he could not resist. Eventually, a physi- cian came and claimed that he could stop him. This physician addressed the king and said: ِ ْك َو ُ ُ الْمُل ِم ْ اَیُّـھَا الْمَلِك ُ اَیْن َ عَز ِ ْك َو ُ ُ الْمُل ِم ْ اَیُّـھَا الْمَلِك ُ اَیْن َ عَز. Meaning ‘O king! Where has the resolve of kings gone?’ Hearing this, the king said, ‘I will not eat clay from now on. ’ Hence, the resolve of a believer should mean something. Questioner— If we had resolve, then what is the need for your advent?