Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page xxxiv
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 xxxiv He states further: Supplication is like a sweet fountain upon which a believer is seated. Whenever he desires, he can drink from this fountain and quench his thirst. Just as a fish cannot survive without water, similarly, for a believer, his water is supplication, without which he cannot survive. The rightful abode of this supplica- tion is Prayer. ( Malf uza t, vol. 6, p. 222 [Urdu edition]) This is my advice, which I consider to be the essence of all Quranic teachings. ( Malf uza t, vol. 6, p. 345 [Urdu edition]) Hence, O our beloved God! Fill the homes of those friends with Your blessings and lights, who value the words of Your Messenger and con- tinue to study these malf uza t with the pure intention that their chil- dren and relatives—everyone—should become adorned with the very character that You find pleasing; meaning that, the soul of each and every one of them proclaim in a loud voice just like Hadrat Ibr a h i m, peace be on him: 1 ُتْمَلْسَا ِّبَرِل َنْيِمَلٰعْلا ُتْمَلْسَا ِّبَرِل َنْيِمَلٰعْلا. A m i n. Humbly, Jal a l-ud-D i n Shams Rabwah, 9 November 1964 1. I have submitted to the Lord of all worlds ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:132). [Publisher]