Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 373
11 SEPTEMBER 1907 11 SEPTEMBER 1907 (Before Zuhr Prayer) Human Nature is Not a Permanent Guide Human nature cannot serve as a guide on a permanent basis as it can also become a proxy for Satan and lead one astray. It is said: كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ because certain defects develop due to illusory thoughts enter- ing into human nature. Obsequiousness is a Bad Disease The wretched people of Makkah used to employ obsequious- ness. This is indeed the meaning of: فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ اللَّهُ مَرَضًا The unfortunate evil ones who have this filth in them, it is com- mendable to rid them of their filth. 373 1. Every party rejoicing in what they have (Sūrah ar-Rūm, 30:33). [Publisher] 2. In their hearts was a disease, and Allah has increased their disease to them (Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:11). [Publisher]