Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 303
10 August 1905 303 the slightest trial. Life is dearer than wealth and physical com- fort. It was dear life that the Companions ra sacrificed first. 1 As opposed to this, we do not see anything in the disciples of Yas u ‘ [ Jesus Christ] that would prove his success. Peter denied him, 2 nay cursed him! Judas [Iscariot] got him arrested, and the rest fled. It appears there was no attraction within their spiritual guide that could stop them from committing evil and running away. It is the grace of God—He bestows it upon whom He wills. There is an attraction and power of absorption in the Being of Allah the Exalted, and He places it in His perfect Prophet. The Companions ra of the Holy Prophet s as showed such a standard of exemplary loyalty, the like of which was never seen before nor will ever be seen in the future. However, He can still do the same if He wills. These examples benefit others. God Almighty can create such models in this Community. 3 How wonder- fully God A lmighty praises the Companions ra of the Holy Prophet s as : 4 َنِم َنْيِنِمْؤُمْلا ٌلاَجِر اْوُقَدَص اَم اوُدَهاَع َهّٰللا ِهْيَلَع ْمُهْنِمَف ْنَّم ىٰضَق ٗهَبْحَن َو ْمُهْنِم ْنَّم ُرِظَتْنَّي َنِم َنْيِنِمْؤُمْلا ٌلاَجِر اْوُقَدَص اَم اوُدَهاَع َهّٰللا ِهْيَلَع ْمُهْنِمَف ْنَّم ىٰضَق ٗهَبْحَن َو ْمُهْنِم ْنَّم ُرِظَتْنَّي Among the believers are men who have fulfilled the promise they made with God. So some of them have given their lives, while some are ready to give their lives. If the verses in praise of 1. From al- H akam: If there was no attraction, how did they reach this level? ( Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 29, p. 3, dated 17 August 1905) 2. From al- H akam: Peter refused help at the last hour when that was the time that help was needed. ( Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 29, p. 3, dated 17 August 1905) 3. From al- H akam: If Allah the Exalted wills, this can happen in every age. Maulaw i ‘Abdul-La ti f (may Allah be pleased with him) also showed his per- fect example. ( Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 29, p. 3, dated 17 August 1905) 4. S u rah al-A h z a b, 33:24 [Publisher]