Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 105
28 December 1907 105 glad tidings bestowed from God Almighty, cannot be achieved through Prayer, Fasting, and Zakat. If one discharges his duty of Salat properly, it is a laudable thing, but the strike that comes from God Almighty is most precise and it is through it that guidance and access is attained. Jama’at Should Show Patience in Adversity Now, members of the Jama’at should listen to this carefully and understand that God has appointed both kinds of hardships for you. The first are the asperities of the Shariah. You must bear them. The second kind of asperities are those of qaza and qadr [destiny and fate]. Most people eschew the asperities of the Shariah in one way or another and do not observe it to the full extent, but who can run away from qaza and qadr? Man has no option in it. Bear in mind, for humans, this is not the only world. There is another world after it. This here is only a very short life. Some died at the age of fifty or sixty years. Some lived ten or twelve years longer. The hardships of this life end with death, but there is no end to that world. Given that the Day of Judgement is valid and is an integral part of faith, how hard is it to put up with the hardships of this temporary life? One should strive for that eternal world. One who does not suffer any hardship at all—what capital does he possess? The hallmark of a believer is not just that he should show patience, but even more that he should be reconciled with the calamity; he should align his will with the will of God—this indeed is a lofty status. In times of adversity, precedence should be given to the will of God. Give precedence to the Bestower of bounties over the bounties themselves. There are many who start to complain when faced with a calamity. In a way, they