Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 430
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 430 remain humble and fearful, keeping in mind the coming prom- ises of God Almighty. Save yourselves before that time, repent- ing ever so often. One who repents inclines towards virtue, and the one who does not repent advances towards sin. It is mentioned in the Hadith that Allah Almighty loves the servant who repents often. 1 One who does not repent is drawn towards sin, and sin gradually leads to kufr [disbelief ]. Your responsibility is to develop whatever distinction there may be. Should any [meaningful] distinction be attained between you and the others, only then will the help of God verily come. Otherwise, look at the Children of Israel. When they did not attain any distinction in themselves over the others, they were made to suffer at the hands of the disbelievers, despite Moses as being present in their midst. A disbeliever was helped against them and they were punished. The Prophet present, the Book present, the Law present— but they did not follow. Ultimately, they were defeated by the disbelievers. The disbelievers are ignorant of Divine command- ments, and are, therefore, not held accountable in the same way as one who knows and understands. Importance of Righteousness Allah the Exalted says: 2 َّنِا َهّٰللا َعَم َنْيِذَّلا اْوَقَّتا َّو َنْيِذَّلا ْمُه َنْوُنِسْحُّم َّنِا َهّٰللا َعَم َنْيِذَّلا اْوَقَّتا َّو َنْيِذَّلا ْمُه َنْوُنِسْحُّم 1. Al-Maqsid al-‘Aliyyu f i Zaw a ’idi Ab i Ya‘l a al-Mau s iliyyi , Kit a b at-Taubah wa al-Istighf a r, B a b f i Taww a b, Hadith No. 1739, Part 4, p. 370, D a rul-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon [Publisher] 2. Verily, Allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good ( S u rah an-Na h l, 16:129). [Publisher]