Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 396
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 396 Undated 1 The Difference between a True Mu s le h and Preachers A famous current leader of the nation was mentioned. He says that these days Muslims do not come to the gatherings of preachers, but if there is music and dancing by prostitutes, they gather there in large numbers. The Promised Messiah as said: This is true, but the real cause of this is the condition of the preachers. Today’s preachers are worldly, hypocritical, and wicked themselves. And there is no effect, pleasure, or attrac- tion in their sermons. On the contrary, the wicked derive pleas- ure from the melodies of the prostitutes, though it is superficial and leads to evil; people are drawn toward shallow pleasures. If the preachers’ sermons had charm and delight, they would have drawn everyone toward themselves. Every Mu s le h , Reformer, Wal i [Friend (of Allah)], and Prophet must have four things. First, he should have discernment with which he can pres- ent the epistemological issues in such a manner that gives pleas- ure to the listeners, because unreasonable things leave an irrita- tion, a misgiving in a person’s heart, and reasonable things are liked regardless, and there is a delight in it, just as pleasure is naturally felt in sherbet. Secondly, he should have the force of practically 1. There is no date recorded on these Malf uza t of the Promised Messiah, may peace and blessings be upon him, but it is estimated that these bless- ed statements are from sometime during the first three weeks of June 1906. ِ وَاب َّ ُّٰ اَعْلَم ُ بِالص هّٰلل و َا ِ وَاب َّ ُّٰ اَعْلَم ُ بِالص هّٰلل و َا [And Allah knows best the truth]. (Compiler)