Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 355
1 May 1908 355 Those who think they can continue to spend life comfortably in the pursuit of worldly affairs and still find God and can be purified as well, without any effort or struggle, are totally mis- taken. It is the collective verdict of all Prophets, saints, and holy men that it is the prerogative of God to purify and it is abso- lutely essential and necessary to follow the footsteps of the Holy Prophet s as in order to absorb this blessing of God, as He says: 1 ْلُق ْنِا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُّبِحُت َهّٰللا ْيِنْوُعِبَّتاَف۠ ُمُكْبِبْحُي ُهّٰللا ْلُق ْنِا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُّبِحُت َهّٰللا ْيِنْوُعِبَّتاَف۠ ُمُكْبِبْحُي ُهّٰللا The sun is present in this world but an eye that can see is also required. The law of nature created by God Almighty is not absurd or useless. The means that God has made to achieve a particular thing must needs be followed in order to attain those results. Ears are created by God to hear but they cannot see. Eyes, which have been created to see, cannot serve the purpose of hearing. Thus, how can one succeed if he stays away from the path that Allah the Exalted has defined for attaining the bounty of His blessings? True purity and piety is attained by following the Holy Prophet s as , because God has Himself said that if you wish to become the beloved ones of God, then fol- low the path of the Messengers as. Thus, those people who ques- tion what need there is for any Prophet or Messenger, seek, as if, to refute the law of nature set by Allah the Exalted. God Almighty says that you cannot become purified until I purify someone; you are all blind except the one I give eyes to; you are all dead except the one I give life to. Thus, man should always remain engaged in supplications and develop a true desire and anxious eagerness within himself to bring about a pure change within himself and he should develop a thirst for 1. Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you’ ( S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:32). [Publisher]