Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 501
17 May 1908 501 victory can be achieved merely with the tongue. It is the heart alone that can win hearts. Remember that the nation that only renders lip service, can never ever achieve success. Look at the example of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, of the Holy Prophet s as. Did they possess any material resources? Absolutely not! And yet, despite their lack of means and resources, God gave them unparalleled victories even in the face of an enemy which was larger in numbers and richer in resources. Is there any precedent of such victory to be found anywhere in history? You may do the search, but it will be futile. Thus, the person who wishes to please God and desires that his world be set aright, that he become pure hearted and pious, that all his difficulties be solved and all his griefs be removed, that he be granted every kind of success and victory—then, for all this to happen, Allah the Exalted has described a rule and that is: 1 ْدَق َحَلْفَا ْنَم اَهىّٰكَز ْدَق َحَلْفَا ْنَم اَهىّٰكَز Meaning that the person who purifies his self is the one who prospers and achieves success. The secret of all blessings, boun- ties, and successes is hidden in the purification of the self. Success will not merely be in spiritual matters alone, but rather it will be in both material and spiritual realms. The man who saves himself from spiritual impurity can never be dis- graced in this world. I cannot accept that developing proficiency in philoso- phy, astronomy, and science can bring about purification of the soul. Not at all! I can concede that the mental faculties of 1. S u rah ash-Shams, 91:10 [Publisher]