Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 148
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 148 This belongs only to this Ummah. Kashf is a natural trait of man, and it can be achieved through discipline, no matter who they are. As kashf is a natural ability, the more that one prac- tices and works hard at it, various stages of this phenomenon will reflect in them, and the fact that all men, good or bad, see dreams is proof of this. You will have observed that true dreams come even to some unrighteous and immoral people. So, just as they see true dreams, they can, with more practice, see visions as well up to the extent that even an animal can experience this; but ilh a m that is Divine wa hi is such a thing that unless one is at complete peace with God, and has laid down their neck in obedience to Him, they cannot receive this. God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: َّنِا َنْيِذَّلا اْوُلاَق اَنُّبَر ُهّٰللا َّمُث اْوُماَقَتْسا ُلَّزَنَتَت ُمِهْيَلَع ُةَكِٕىٰٓلَمْلا اَّلَا اْوُفاَخَت َو اَل اْوُنَزْحَت َو اْوُرِشْبَا َّنِا َنْيِذَّلا اْوُلاَق اَنُّبَر ُهّٰللا َّمُث اْوُماَقَتْسا ُلَّزَنَتَت ُمِهْيَلَع ُةَكِٕىٰٓلَمْلا اَّلَا اْوُفاَخَت َو اَل اْوُنَزْحَت َو اْوُرِشْبَا 1 ِةَّنَجْلاِب ْيِتَّلا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُدَعْوُت ِةَّنَجْلاِب ْيِتَّلا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُدَعْوُت This is an indication of the same thing. The descent of wa hi is only associated with those who are steadfast in the path of God, and these are Muslims alone. Wa hi is the only thing by which the [Divine] voice of ْد َو ُ ج ْ َو َ م ْ ل َا ا ن َ ا [‘I am present’] is heard by the ear, and frees faith from every doubt and uncertainty, and without which a person cannot attain the stage of perfect faith. However, this voice is never heard in a kashf , which is indeed why a kashf recipient can even be an atheist, but the recipient of wa hi would never be an atheist. At this point, Hadrat Noor-ud-Deen, Hakeemul-Ummat [S age of the 1. As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then remain steadfast, the angels descend on them, saying: ‘Fear ye not, nor grieve; and rejoice in the Garden that you were promised’ ( S u rah Ha M i m as-Sajdah, 41:31). [Publisher]