Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 534
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 534 to him, and the lamp will dissipate the darkness and illuminate and brighten 1 the place. There is another profound wisdom in calling him a lamp here, and it is that thousands and hundreds of thousands of lamps can be lit from one lamp without it suffering any loss. The moon or the sun do not have this quality. The implication is that thousands and hundreds of thousands of people will reach this rank by following the footsteps of the Holy Prophet s as and by being obedient to him, and his blessing will not be restricted; rather, it would be universal and unending. In short, this is the practice of Allah that during a time of extreme darkness, due to some of His attributes, Allah the Exalted sends some human being, having given him knowl- edge and wisdom from Himself. The speech of such a one has impact, his attention draws people toward him, and his prayers are accepted. But he only draws those who are worthy of it and the impact of his prayers is felt only by those who are deserv- ing of being selected for this. Consider the case of the Holy Prophet s as. He is called مُّنِیۡرًا سِرَاجًا [the Radiant Lamp], but Abu Jahl did not accept him. As is said: ت س� ي � ن � الخف ش � ط�بع ابران ہک در اطلتف � د و در وشرہ وبم و سخ ي در ابغ الہل رو� No disagreement exists over the pure nature of rain, yet it causes tulips to flourish in the garden and yields but grass and weeds on barren land. Just as with heavenly rain, lands bring forth greenery accord- ing to their own abilities—weeds at places, while roses at other places—this is exactly the case with human spirituality at the 1. From Badr: If a person with the lamp walks into a dark room, the whole room will become illuminated in an instant. Then, everyone will feel drawn to him ( Badr, vol. 7, no. 25, p. 8, dated 25 June 1908).