Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 296
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 296 fulfilled without a perfect teaching and guidance, and without there being someone who embodies the results and fruits of fol- lowing that teaching by seeing whom it can be known that God is indeed the All-Powerful God. All these things come to be understood when one carries out a meticulous study. Allah the Exalted brings into being a counsellor in the heart of a wise and fortunate person, and such a one distinguishes between Islam and other religions in the same way as he distinguishes between darkness and light. However, there are some people upon whose hearts there is a seal. They do not strive to reach the truth and instead raise absurd objections. Good fortune is the gift and beneficence of God Almighty. No one can come to it unless his soul is in harmony with truth and righteousness. And it depends on the grace of God. Should anyone assert that a true religion can be recognised through actions, then if those people who perpetrate banditry and piracy are questioned, they do not consider this [criminal activity] to be detestable; on the contrary, they consider it loot. In the same way, people who indulge in sin and iniquity do not believe it to be evil. So this argument carries no substance. The truth is that it [the religion] should possess the grace of Allah the Exalted, His beneficence, blessings, and light. In short, it is necessary first to ponder about Allah the Exalted and understand. This is the foremost duty and attain- ing this understanding depends on His grace. Then a person should pray, keep the company of virtuous people, and keep in mind that life is fickle. Some people wait for some specific time to do a particular good deed, but they wait for the time