Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 112
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 112 Mirza, and many others were destroyed on this path and there are many who are marching down the same road. Members of my Jama’at should turn their minds away from such things. On the Day of Judgement, God Almighty will not ask them about how many revelations they had or how many dreams they had. One will be questioned about what righteous deeds they have done. Ilham and wahi are the actions of God; they are not the work of man. One cannot base his pride on the actions of Allah. Only a foolish and ignorant person would consider an act of God to be his personal achievement and exult in it. Look at the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when he would sometimes stand so long in worship at night that his feet would swell up. His companion asked why he was working so hard when he was free of sins? He replied, 1 ُوْرًا ك أَفَل َ أَكُوْن ُ عَبْدا ً شَ ُوْرًا ك أَفَل َ أَكُوْن ُ عَبْدا ً شَ ‘Should I not be grateful?’ One Should Not Despair One should never despair. Sins can be overwhelming and sal- vation may seem impossible, but one should not get flustered. Some say that they are very sinful and are overpowered by the carnal self, and how could they become pious. They should understand that a believer never despairs. It is only Satan, and none else, who loses hope in the mercy of God. A believer should not be a coward. No matter how over- whelmed he is by sin, God has bestowed upon him such power that he can overcome sin under any circumstances. God 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a but-Tahajjud, B a b Qiy a mun-Nab i H att a Tarima Qadam a ho, Hadith 1130 [Publisher]