Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 515
UNDATED regardless of whether he is an atheist or a monotheistic wor- shipper of God, it will not create any obstacle for him to learn those rules. On the contrary, however, the spiritual skills that Islam teaches, purity in deeds, honesty, and loyalty, are necessary. Without these, one cannot attain these things. This is indeed why the ones cured by Christ, the healer, soon died, but those who were revived by the one who taught : قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَهَا are still alive today and death can never overtake them. The Noble Companions [of the Holy Prophetsas] and the Disciples of Jesus It is embarrassing even to present the disciples [of Jesus] in com- parison to the Noble Companions [of the Holy Prophetsas], may Allah be pleased with them all. You will not see even a single such sentence praising the apostles in the whole Gospel that says they gave their lives in my [Jesus'] way. Rather, quite to the contrary, their actions will prove to be such as revealing that they were irresolute to the extreme, treacherous, disloyal, and materialistic. Meanwhile, the Noble Companionsta dis- played such sincerity in the way of Allah the Exalted and His Messenger that they heard the acclamation: رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ 2 515 This is the lofty station that the Companionsra attained- Allah the Exalted became pleased with them, and they became 1. He indeed truly prospers who purifies it (Sūrah ash-Shams, 91:10). [Publisher] 2. Allah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him (Surah al-Bayyinah, 98:9). [Publisher]