Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 326
326 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 objection of theirs not only falls on me, but also on the Holy Prophetsas, as the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, performed the Hajj only in his last year. Trust in Allah The Promised Messiahas said: Those who are reliant upon God and incline towards Him never perish. What can a person who is constantly preoccupied in his personal efforts attain except for humiliation? Since the world has been created, this has been the practice of Allah that the people who abandon the world, attain it, and those who run after it, are deprived from it. Even if the people who do not enjoy a bond with God Almighty, attain something for a few days through their machinations and deceit, it is useless, for in the end, they are forced to see utter failure. The best people in Islam were always those who did not care about the world in comparison to religion. The Saints Qutb-ud-Dinta and Mu'in- ud-Dintta lived in India. These people worshipped God in secret, but God brought their high rank out into the open. I saw the son of a pir in Batala completely covered in dust who was chasing after some deputy [commissioner] in relation to the cases of his land. I wondered that if he had possessed true virtue and was one who trusted in God, then why would he have to bear such distressful events?