Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 333
29 December 1905 333 The Discernment of Hadrat Ab u Bakr, may Allah be Pleased with Him It is said that when this verse was revealed, Ab u Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, started to weep. Someone said, ‘O old man, why do you cry?’ He replied that this verse has the scent of the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, because it is established that when the work is done, its completion signifies death. As in worldly affairs, the crew leaves when a project is completed and the work ends. When the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, heard the story of Hadrat Ab u Bakr, he said that Ab u Bakr is the most intelligent and said that if he would befriend anyone in the world, it would be Ab u Bakr and issued the order that only the window of Ab u Bakr should be left open to the mosque and all others should be closed. Someone may ask what appropriateness is there in this. So remember that the mosque is the house of God, who is the Source of all verities and cognizance. Therefore, he said that Ab u Bakr’s inner window is on this side, so this window should also be kept for him. It is not that other Companions were deprived. No, Ab u Bakr’s excellence was his personal discern- ment which showed its worth at the beginning and the end. It is as if Hadrat Ab u Bakr’s existence was a compendium of all discernment. Help Me in Fulfilling this Will Now I will end this by mentioning again that where God Almighty has given the news of my death, He has also said: