Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 22
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 22 When a landowner learns the art of land management, he reaches the straight path of managing land and becomes successful. In the same way, seek the right path to meet God, and pray that ‘O my God! I am a sinful servant of Yours and helpless; guide me. ’ Ask God for all your needs, small and great, with- out any bashfulness, for He alone is the True Bestower. Most righteous is verily he who prays most; for, if a beggar goes to beg upon the door of a miser every day, a day will come at last when even he will feel too embarrassed [not to give something]. Then why would a supplicant receive nothing from God Almighty who is Incomparably Munificent? So, the one who asks is indeed granted at one time or another. Supplication is another name for Prayer, as He has said: 1 ُ ْۤيِنْوُعْدا ْبِجَتْسَا ْمُكَل ُ ْۤيِنْوُعْدا ْبِجَتْسَا ْمُكَل Then He also says: 2 َو اَذِا َكَلَاَس ْيِداَبِع ْيِّنَع ْيِّنِاَف ٌبْيِرَق١ؕ ُبْيِجُا َةَوْعَد ِعاَّدلا اَذِا ِناَعَد َو اَذِا َكَلَاَس ْيِداَبِع ْيِّنَع ْيِّنِاَف ٌبْيِرَق١ؕ ُبْيِجُا َةَوْعَد ِعاَّدلا اَذِا ِناَعَد When My servant asks about Me, say I am very near indeed. I accept the prayer of the supplicant when he calls. Some people entertain doubts about [the existence of ] His Being. So, the sign of My existence is that you call Me and ask Me, and I will call you, answer you, and remember you. If you say, ‘We call, but He does not answer’, then consider yourself standing in one place and calling to a person far away from you, and there is something defective in your ears. That person will hear your voice and answer you, but when he answers from a distance, you will not be able to hear on account of deafness. 1. Pray unto Me; I will answer your prayer ( S u rah al-Mu’min, 40:61). [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:187 [Publisher]