Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 407
24 September 1905 407 to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. If it is admitted that the door of God’s blessings is now closed, then either Almighty Allah will have to be accepted as miserly or one would have to say that the end has come. But ْ َبِّی َ ر َ ن َا ح ْ ب ُ س ْ َبِّی َ ر َ ن َا ح ْ ب ُ س [Glory be to my Lord], He is free from such defects. A person who comes before God Almighty with a sincere heart does not go empty. One needs to have a pure heart; otherwise, the teaching and emphasis on َطاَرِص َنْيِذَّلا َتْمَعْنَا اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا۰۰ َطاَرِص َنْيِذَّلا َتْمَعْنَا اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا۰۰ 1 ْمِهْيَلَع ْمِهْيَلَع yields no benefit. If those blessings and bounties are not to be bestowed on anyone, then what is the need for making this supplication five times a day? It is a terrible misconcep- tion that has spread among Muslims. On the contrary, this was indeed the beauty and excellence of Islam that its blessings and bounties and the fruits of its pure teachings can be received ever fresh abundantly. The Fruits of Perfect Obedience to the Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him This has been the creed of all the Sufis and great elders of the Ummah. Rather, they even say that one cannot be a per- fect follower if he does not have the perfections of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, within him by way of reflection. This is indeed true because it is nec- essary for the perfect follower of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to develop its fruits within himself. When a person obeys perfectly and becomes lost—so 1. Guide us in the right path—The path of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:6–7). [Publisher]