Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 71
27 October 1905 71 nary people, but the difference is only of the ability [to do so sincerely]. These people did not indulge in any kind of boast- ing and perversity; on the contrary, they adopted the path of humility and occupied themselves with striving. The person who behaves audaciously before worldly authorities is also humiliated. Then what will happen to the one who behaves audaciously and insolently with the one sent by God Almighty as the Arbiter? The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to pray: 1 ٍ ِلْنِی ْ اِلٰی نَفْسِی ْ طُرْفَۃ َ عَیْن ك َ َ ت اْل َّ اَللّٰھُم ٍ ِلْنِی ْ اِلٰی نَفْسِی ْ طُرْفَۃ َ عَیْن ك َ َ ت اْل َّ اَللّٰھُم [‘O Allah, do not entrust me to my own self even for the blink of an eye’]. Now, the state of piety of these people should be observed. I came before them. My claim is to be the Promised Messiah. Did they reflect carefully on my case? Did they study my books? Did they come to me that they may understand from me? Simply upon the basis of hearsay and instigation of oth- ers, they started calling me faithless, dajj a l [deceiver], and k a fir [disbeliever] and said that I merited being killed. They took all these actions without investigating and opened their mouths audaciously. It would have been appropriate for these people to have presented some hadith against me. I believe that deviating even slightly from the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, equates to falling into faithlessness. However, is there any precedent to this in the world that a person fabricates lies against God for twenty-five years, yet God continues supporting and helping him daily? He was alone, and God joined 300,000 people to him. Does right- eousness justify raising a clamour against him in vain and not investigating his case? 1. Ab u D a w u d, Kit a b al- A d a b, b a bu m a Yaq u lu Iz a A s ba h a, Hadith 5090 [Publisher]