Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 268
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 268 The Mischief of Loving the World If there was only one issue, then what was the need to take on so much effort? What was the need to establish an entire [Ahmadiyya] Movement? I know that Allah the Exalted has manifested again and again that such darkness has enveloped [the world] that nothing can be seen. The Tau hi d [Oneness of God] of which we were proud and which Islam cherished now exists only upon tongues; otherwise, there will be very few who acknowledge Tau hi d in practice and belief. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had said not to love the world, but now every heart is drowned in it, and religion is left like a beggar and an orphan. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had clearly stated: 1 ٍ خَطِیْئَۃ ِّ ُل ك ُ نْیَا رَأْس ُّ الد ُّ حُب ٍ خَطِیْئَۃ ِّ ُل ك ُ نْیَا رَأْس ُّ الد ُّ حُب [‘Love of the world is the root of all sin’]. What a flawless and truthful statement this is! But today—look—everyone is afflicted by this error. Our opponents, the Aryas and the Christians, have under- stood the true nature of their religions very well, but they now seek to endure it howsoever they can. The Christians know very well that the principles and ramifications of their faith are not sound. It is not right to describe a mere mortal as God. In this era, the knowledge of philosophy, physics, and science has made significant strides, and people have understood well that Christ possessed no sovereign powers beyond being a weak and infirm human being. And it is impossible that, having studied these sciences, possessing personal experience, and seeing Christ’s 1. Kanz al-‘Umm ā l, H arf al-Hamzah, al-Kit ā b al-Th ā lith f ī al-Akhl ā q, f ī Kit ā b al-Akhl ā q min Qism al-Aqw ā l, al-B ā b al-Awwal: f ī al-Akhl ā q wa al-Af ‘ ā l al- Mahm ū dah, al-Fa s l al-Th ā n ī : fī Ta‘d ī d al-Akhl ā q al-Mahm ū dah ‘al a Tart ī b al- H ur ū f al-Mu‘jamah, Hadith 6111, vol. 3, p. 79, Dārul-Kutub al-‘Ilmīyah, Beirut, Lebanon [Publisher]