Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 243
26 June 1905 243 treat you differently if you do not develop a significant differ- ence within yourself. Commendable is one who follows the will of God. If there is even one such person, God will drown the whole world for his sake if it is deemed necessary. A person whose exterior is dif- ferent from his interior is a hypocrite, and a hypocrite is worse than a disbeliever. Purify the hearts first. This is what I fear the most. We cannot win by the sword or by any other force. Our only weapon is prayer and the purity of hearts. We will perish before all others if we do not rectify ourselves. If it is not the will of God then what is there in Japan? Of course, there is no harm in learning the language. As is said, داہتش آ�ی� د اکبر —something kept safe is ultimately useful. If I were commanded by God, I would leave this very day without even learning the language. I cannot follow someone’s advice in such matters. My work is in step with God’s will. 1 1. Badr, vol. 1, no. 13, p. 2, dated 29 June 1905 (in this regard, also see the diary of 26 August 1905)