Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 186
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 186 passed away as well. Second, the seeds are not yet sown so that taqw a [righteousness] may prevail the way that God desires. This lies in the hand of Allah alone; otherwise, good men are wanting. Aryas are devoting their lives. Here such words do not even issue forth from a student’s mouth. Thousands of rupees collected from the people are spent on those who become the worms of the world. This situation should change to an atmosphere where scholars are cultivated. There is a blessing in religious knowledge. Taqw a is attained from it. Impudence grows without it. There are blessings in Prophetic knowledge. The people who send money, it is for the langar kh a nah, or for the Madrasah, so unnecessary spending will be a sin. Allah the Exalted has sworn by those who plan: 1 ِتٰرِّبَدُمْلاَف۠ اًرْمَا ِتٰرِّبَدُمْلاَف۠ اًرْمَا I envision the need for such men who will serve the Faith. In my opinion, linguistics is essential. I do not hold anyone back from studying English. My desire is—and I have thought about this before as well—and whenever I had thought about it, my heart was saddened that, on the one hand, life is transitory and cannot be relied upon as revealed by God’s revelation: قَرُب َ اَجَلُك َ الْمُقَدَّرُ. قَرُب َ اَجَلُك َ الْمُقَدَّرُ. [The end of your appointed term is approaching. ] Second, the purpose of founding this Madrasah was to prepare people to serve the Faith. It is the law of God Almighty that the earlier ones pass away that others be their successors. If there are 1. And by those who plan and execute their task well ( S u rah an-N a zi‘ a t, 79:6). [Publisher]