Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 352
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 352 weak, and helpless and is in a wretched and abject state, boast that he always shows patience, self-restraint, and forbearance, and does not confront people and forgives them? Thus, some people are just intrinsically incapable of committing certain sins. It is quite possible that there might be some simpletons who have not committed any sin in their entire lifetime. Therefore, just giving up sin is not the only requisite of virtue. Pursuit of good is also a noble component. No one can be perfect until he drinks both kinds of elixirs. In the chapter ad-Dahr [of the Holy Quran] Allah the Exalted has mentioned that one elixir is kafuri [of camphor] and the second elixir is of zanjabil [dry ginger]. The chosen and dear ones [of God] are given both elixirs to drink. By drinking the kafuri elixir, the heart of the person is cooled and the faculties to commit sin are calmed down. Camphor has the ability to neutralize the foul matter. The faculties to commit sin get totally suppressed in those who are given the kafuri elixir to drink and they are no longer able to commit sin. They experience a kind of calm that is called shanti. A heavenly light descends like water upon them that washes off all the impurities of their heart, and all the contacts of carnal life are severed from them, and the inferno of the fire of sin cools off once for all. But remember, this alone is not virtue and distinction. I recall the incident of someone. He was invited by someone to a feast. After having fed him the meal, the host, according to the custom, apologized for not doing enough. The guest was such a hot-headed person that he became very angry upon hearing this apology of the host, and said: ‘Do you intend to put me under an obligation to you by saying this? You have not done a favour to me. Rather, I have done a great favour to you. ’ The host again expressed his gratitude and implored him to continue. The guest said, ‘When you were busy with your hos- pitality and were totally unmindful of me, I was alone here, and