Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 261
31 March 1908 261 Blessings Correspond to Capacity However, it is also true that without the capacity for it, nothing can be achieved. Some people, by their very nature and apti- tude, have been fashioned in such a way by Allah the Exalted and are endowed with such ability that base morals like arro- gance, pride, conceit, ego, etc. depart from them quite readily. They become as if they are nothing and lifeless. Just as a seed mingles into the earth and becomes dust and then God makes it grow with His power, similarly, those people first lose all they have in the path of Allah. It is then that God brings them again back to life, and makes them grow and prosper, and enlarges their acceptance in the hearts of people. Thus, one who endures all the tribulations which come from Allah the Exalted from time to time by way of trial, and does not set any specific limitations or conditions of his own, but leaves everything to God, such a one is shown by God, through His grace, all that is required to make his faith strong and robust, and he attains peace of mind. On the other hand, those who show obstinacy and wish to make God move accord- ing to their intentions, they are left deprived. And what does God care for such people! God is not in need of anybody. He has tens of millions subservient to Him. If one does not believe, so be it. He, too, is thrown in the group destined for Hell. In showing a Sign, God Almighty is not subservient to the whims and desires of man. Bounties are contingent upon one’s capacity. ( �دا ي � د که ات وگه� ر وشد �پ� ي افصم رطقه اب� ) [‘A pure drop is needed to cre- ate a gem’]. A defective seed, even properly sown in the earth, will not grow and will not bear fruit. Similarly, the wretched ones who have been indicted for villainy, cannot be heirs to the bounties and Signs of God. Who can be better than the Holy Prophet s as ? Study the entire Holy Quran carefully and satisfy yourself that it is only by following the means that Allah the