Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 408
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 408 to speak—being utterly absorbed and effaced in obedience to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, then his condition at that moment is akin to a mirror placed in front [of the Holy Prophet], with his complete and perfect image being reflected therein. I can never limit the grace and blessings of Almighty Allah and the effects that come from the perfect following of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. On the contrary, I consider it blasphemous to think so. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, once said that there is a place in Paradise that only he will get. A Companion broke down into tears upon hear- ing this. The Holy Prophet s as asked him why he had cried. He replied, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am in love with you. Where will I be when you are in that place?’ He replied, ‘You will be with me. ’ From this it is learnt that the Holy Prophet s as consid- ered him to be a part of his own being. Therefore, remember this with certainty that the fruits of perfect obedience cannot perish. This is a tenet of Sufism. If a reflected position of honour did not exist, the Auliy a’ [Friends (of Allah); i. e. , saints] of the Ummah would have lost their will to live. It was undoubtedly out of this perfect obedience and this reflected and mirrored post of honour that Bayazid rta called himself Muhammad s as , and upon saying so, the fatwa of disbelief was issued against him 70 times, and he was banished from the city. In short, the people who oppose us do not know this and they are ignorant of this fact. If only they were familiar with these states of spiritual ecstasy that they might understand! These people have not even conceived the value and true nature of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. If the effects and fruits of following the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, no longer