Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 200
200 MALFUZAT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 7 The Need to Focus on Religion Many revolutions take place in the world but mostly the state of people these days is that they are so inclined to one side that they do not even bother looking to the other side. They are so engrossed in their worldly tasks or mundane issues that they either do not look to the other side, or they feel utter disgust towards it. But what God intends to happen does inevitably come to pass. Look, a mighty flood that is on its way cannot be stopped no matter how much someone tries to block it. The Promised Messiahas inquired how long he would stay with him, and the young man replied that he must return the next day. Upon hearing this, the Promised Messiahas said: You have come here with sincerity. It would have been very good if you could have stayed for a few days, but your time is tight. The other aspect should also be understood. کارِ دنیا کسے تمام نہ کرد [The work of the world is never done. ] As man advances in any work, the avenues for this work to grow and expand also open up to the extent that man has neither the time nor resolve to pay attention to anything else. For a right- minded person, however, God Almighty provides the means and raises forth [the voice of] an admonisher deep within his heart. It is stated in a noble hadith: إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقَّهْهُ فِى الدِّيْنِ When Allah the Exalted intends good for someone, He confers upon him the cognisance of the Faith. ¹ 1. In Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad as-Shāmiyyīn, Hadith Mu'awiyah ibn Abī Sufyan, Hadith 16967, vol. 5, p. 757-758, by Maktabah 'Alam al-Kutub the reference is إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا يُفَقَّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ ]Publisher[