Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 256
256 MALFUZAT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 7 such a long sequence that a person repeatedly asks questions from his Lord, and the Lord answers them. In the same way, some materialistic people have issued a fatwa after looking at a few physical indicators that earthquakes are now over, and there will be no earthquakes here for 200 years, but these people are unaware of the subtle mysteries and means of Allah the Exalted. They know the obvious worldly means, but God also has a hidden world of means. از حواس اولیاء بیگانه است فلسفی گو منکر حنانه The philosopher who denies the event of Hannānah¹ Is totally unaware of the extraordinary senses of the divines. When worldly people are unable to effect reform in the face of abundance of mischief and disorder, Allah the Exalted bestows such powers upon His special servants that all things are set right by their spiritual concentration, so much so that even people's lifespans are prolonged through prayer. The Prophets exercise their spiritual concentration might- ily for the guidance of the people. There is an indication to this in the Holy Quran: لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَفْسَكَ 2 The Holy Prophetsas was so concerned for the guidance of the people that he almost killed himself on account of it. Nothing is achieved by mere talk; what is needed is internal purity and spirituality. ³ 1. It is narrated that the Holy Prophetsas used to lean against Hannānah-a tree trunk-and when the pulpit was built for the Holy Prophetsas, Hannānah ex- pressed its sorrow, which the Holy Prophetsas perceived. [Publisher] 2. Haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death for sorrow (Sūrah al-Kahf, 18:7). [Publisher] 3. Badr, vol. 1, no. 17, p. 2, dated 27 July 1905