Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 470
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 470 (At the time of Zuhr) Laughter Laughter was under discussion. The Promised Messiah as said that if it falls within the decree of Allah the Exalted, there is no harm in it. Thus, He says: 1 َوُه َكَحْضَا َو ىٰكْبَا ٗهَّنَاٗهَّنَا َوُه َكَحْضَا َو ىٰكْبَا. The Correct Way of Effecting Reformation Shaving the beard was under discussion. The Promised Messiah as said: What kind of silly objections people are occupied with! They look at the outer form. I am looking at their inner self. When a person’s heart becomes purified, these minor reformations take place on their own. If such matters are objected to at the outset, it becomes a trial for the person and he is deprived of many great things. Similar objections were raised against some Companions ra of the Holy Prophet s as soon after they became Muslim. Allah the Exalted admonished against this. When a person comes to embrace one truth, he is blessed with the ability to gradually accept the others as well. This is why commandments kept being revealed gradually. The prohi- bition of alcohol did not come down right away because peo- ple’s dispositions were not yet prepared for it. I do not enter- tain any hope that such vain critics will gain any benefit at all. Had they been present in the days of the Holy Prophet s as , they would not have even desisted from criticizing him and would 1. It is He Who makes men laugh and makes them weep ( S u rah an-Najm, 53:44). [Publisher]