Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 10
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 10 The Grace of God Almighty Bestows Pleasure & Delight in Worship Someone asked how pleasure and delight are developed in worship. The Promised Messiah as said: Pleasure and delight in worship and the doing of righteous deeds cannot develop from oneself; it is bestowed through God’s grace and favour. For [attaining] this, it is imperative for man not to be dismayed and to continue praying to God Almighty for this grace and favour. And tire not in these prayers. When man continues persevering this way, then God Almighty—out of His grace—ultimately manifests that object for which there is a yearning and restlessness in his heart. That is, a taste, pleasure, and delight for worship begin to develop. However, if a person does not strive and make an effort but thinks that someone can grant it [to him] by blowing some charm over him, this is not the practice of Allah the Exalted. A person who tests Allah in this way mocks God and is destroyed. Remember it well that the heart is solely in the hands of Allah the Exalted. If His grace does not accompany a person, the very next day, he may become a C hristian or indulge in other faithless behaviour. Therefore, constantly pray for His grace and seek His help so that He may keep you established on the Straight Path. A person who is indifferent to God becomes a satan. For this, it is essential that man continues to engage in istighf a r [seeking Allah’s forgiveness] so that that poison and incitement do not arise which destroy a man. 1 1. Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 40, p. 10, dated 17 November 1905