Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 95
27 December 1907 95 So many Prophets have passed. Did any of them see igno- miny and humiliation in this world? All of them have left this world being successful, victorious, and triumphant. God Almighty placed them on the throne of honour and glory and decimated their enemies. Had they pursued the world, they might have landed a job of—at the most—ten to twelve rupees per month because they were straightforward and unpreten- tious people, but when they gave up this world for the sake of God, the world was made to obey them. Ponder over it—if they gave up this world for the sake of God, what loss did they suffer? Just look at Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra ! He was returning from the land of Syria when he met someone on the way. Abu Bakr asked him if there was any news. He replied, ‘There was nothing new except that your friend Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has claimed to be a Prophet. ’ Thereupon, Abu Bakr said, ‘If he has claimed to be a Prophet, then he must be one. He cannot be a liar. ’ Then Hazrat Abu Bakr ra proceeded directly to the house of the Holy Prophet s as and, addressing him, said, ‘Please be a witness that I am the first to believe in you. ’ He did not ask the Holy Prophet s as for a miracle. He believed in him because of the blessing of previous acquaint- ance with him. Keep in mind: Miracles are demanded by those who do not share any acquaintance. For one who is an intimate friend, the knowledge of previous life events is the miracle. Thereafter, Hazrat Abu Bakr ra faced great difficulties. He had to suffer many hardships and terrible adversities. Where he suffered the most and was tortured the most, he also was the first to sit on the throne of the Holy Prophet s as [after him]. Look at the contrast—the business in which he had to jostle all day and then the honour of being appointed as the