Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 458
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 458 as children bear the imprints of their parents, in the same way, spiritual children bear the signs and marks of the perfections and favours of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ِ ہ ْ ی ِ َب َ اَلِّ ٌّ ر ِـ س ُ د َ ل َْوَ ل َ ا ِ ہ ْ ی ِ َب َ اَلِّ ٌّ ر ِـ س ُ د َ ل َْوَ ل َ ا [The son bears the secret of his fath er]. Honour of Ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah The Sufis consider this hadith 1 َ اِسْـرَآءِیْل َ اِسْـرَآءِیْل ْٓ ِی ْن َ َب ْٓ ِی ْن َ َب ِ َاَنْبِیَآء ك ِ َاَنْبِیَآء ك ْ ِی ََت اُم ْ ِی ََت اُم ُ عُلَمَآء ُ عُلَمَآء [The scholars in my Ummah will be like the Prophets of Bani Israel] to be authentic, and in fact it is true, and it is indeed with this that the Jews are vanquished because God Almighty gave this Ummah such honour that He made this Ummah’s scholars to be like the Prophets of the Israelites. One should not be deceived by the word ‘scholars’. A scholar is one who fears Allah Almighty. 2 اَمَّنِا ىَشْخَي َهّٰللا ْنِم ِهِداَبِع اُؤٰٓمَلُعْلااَمَّنِا ىَشْخَي َهّٰللا ْنِم ِهِداَبِع اُؤٰٓمَلُعْلا Meaning that, surely only those who fear Almighty Allah are the scholars among His servants. In them, perfect servitude and fear of Allah is developed to such an extent that they learn a doctrine and spiritual insight directly from Allah Almighty and it is from Him indeed that they receive blessings. This rank and status is obtained through perfect obedience to the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, and consummate love for him s as to the extent that one becomes absolutely absorbed in his charac- ter. This is the very reason why Almighty Allah said: 1. Tafs i rul-Kab i r, by Im a m Fakhr al-D i n al-R a z i , Tafs i r S u rah Y u nus, verses 57– 58, vol. 17, p. 93, D a rul-Kutub al-‘Ilm i yyah, Beirut [Publisher] 2. S u rah F at ir, 35:29 [Publisher]