Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 533
17 May 1908 533 out of the urge that has been placed in his heart to have sympa- thy for mankind. I have not seen such a pure teaching—neither in the Torah nor in the New Testament. I have read them page by page but have not found therein any trace or sign of such a pure and per- fect teaching. The Need for a Reformer & Mujaddid in this Age Darkness is spread extensively throughout the world at this time. The strength needed to act upon the Book of God Almighty is lacking. It has been the practice of God from ancient times that whenever the darkness of sin spreads in the world and people stray far away from the true purpose of life, Allah the Exalted Himself makes arrangements to rejuvenate the faith of people, and sends a Reformer and a Restorer [of the Faith]. Worldly reformers cannot do anything at such a time. It is only within the power of the Appointees of God that by gaining control of hearts, they develop a holy life in them. Those who are appointed by God for spiritual reformation are like a lamp. This is verily why he s as [the Holy Prophet Muhammad] has been referred to in the Holy Quran as: 1 اًيِعاَد ىَلِا ِهّٰللا ٖهِنْذِاِب َو اًجاَرِس اًرْيِنُّم اًيِعاَد ىَلِا ِهّٰللا ٖهِنْذِاِب َو اًجاَرِس اًرْيِنُّم Look, if there are fifty or a hundred people in a dark room and only one of them has a lamp that is lit, everyone will be drawn 1. As a Summoner to Allah by His command, and as a radiant Lamp ( S u rah al-A h z a b, 33:47). [Publisher]