Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 449
26 September 1905 449 ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was not a Mu h addath [recipient of Divine revelation]. It was only stated to make him happy although he was not a Mu h addath. In short, these people disrespect Islam and the Noble Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Then what should I care about their opposition? These people are not friends of Islam. They are enemies. If, according to them, all are to stay deprived, then what is to be gained? You may fol- low [the Holy Prophet s as ] all you like, the cognizance [of God] will not increase. Given this, he would be a fool and an igno- rant person if he still considered it necessary to follow him. The issue of Jesus coming or not is a different matter altogether. Put this question aside. First, decide whether those blessings and favours will be bestowed on this Ummah or not. When this is resolved, then the question of the coming of Jesus can be solved immediately. The fatal errors these people are trapped in is a very serious disease. What could be a greater misfortune than believing this Ummah—despite being Khairul-Ummum —is deprived of the special grace of Allah Almighty: the honour of discourse with Him? And even if one continues to strive all his life, nothing will be achieved (God forbid). It is like being told that even if we dig for a thousand cubits, we will not find water. If this is true, as our opponents allege, then what is the need for striving and prayer? Since it is in the nature of man that he searches for what he thinks can be found and strives for it, yet if he does not have this thought and belief, then he closes the door of striving and prayer. No one searches for Huma [a bird of Eastern fable] or Anqa [another mythical bird also called Simurgh] because everyone knows that these things are impossible to obtain. So, in the same way, when it has been accepted as certain that the hon- our of dialogue with Allah the Almighty can never be achieved,