Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 385
24 September 1905 385 Nonetheless, what would happen from this? The world is not a place where one can live forever anyway. Ultimately, a day and time comes upon everyone when this world must be aban- doned. Then, if death is the consequence from it, what harm would it cause? For the believer, this death is even more com- forting, becoming the means to unite with the Beloved. This is so because he has complete faith in Almighty Allah and trusts in His omnipotence and knows that the next world for him is that of eternal comfort. Therefore, a simple calamity, whether it is an illness or any other type of calamity, cannot be the cause of suffering or torment. Rather, that calamity is adjudged a painful chastise- ment in which there is no faith and trust in Almighty Allah. Such a person does suffer severe torment. If someone fancies that he would not face death, then this notion is false because Almighty Allah has declared this world to be impermanent. For such a person, there will be a very painful Hell in the next world for which he should be prepared. The True Nature of Death Death is bound to come; no one has any remedy against it. Know for certain that no one can escape from drinking this cup. All the chosen servants of Almighty Allah, even the Prophets and Messengers, had to walk upon this path, so who else is there who can escape? Even the hard-hearted sages and philosophers have perceived and acknowledged this, rather they have understood death to be necessary. They see that the earth is only one-quarter inhabitable and only a very small part of that is populated. If all the people who were born from the beginning of creation till now were alive, no place could be