Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 202
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 202 with it, but even a labourer can make a living too; indeed, that labourer is better as he is not burdened with doubts. I do not mean that English should not be studied. There are many who can speak English in our Jam a ‘at who have attained education to the level BA and MA degrees and are employed in prestigious government positions. On the contrary, I wish that virtuous benefits should be drawn from it while avoiding its evil philosophy which makes a person an atheist. Everything has an effect. Many books in the English lan- guage present atheism or atheistic thinking. Without some strong guidance and Divine grace, they will inevitably be influ- enced by it to some degree. Nowadays, effort beyond measure is exerted to acquire the world, but all doors for gaining a live- lihood are open. Any extreme does not lead to good results. Many people in the world falsely claim to believe in God. Do they strive and sacrifice earnestly for the Hereafter as they do for worldly things? They do not even know that they will also have to deal with that side. The young man submitted that he had studied Arabic as well. The Promised Messiah as said: I cannot be satisfied with just this much. Are there not thou- sands of maulaw i s who have graduated in major Arabic sciences, but still oppose this Divine Jam a ‘at, and this education is caus- ing even more veils to appear before their eyes? There are thou- sands of maulaw i s who do nothing but utter abuse. No doubt the treasure of Quranic knowledge is all in Arabic, but as time elapses and an age passes following the demise of a Messenger of God, people are left with merely words. Their meanings and knowledge cannot be unlocked by anyone until Allah the