Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 91
27 DECEMBER 1907 doesn't say that you should just repeat the words of repentance with your tongue; instead, He states that you should revert to Him, the Almighty, befittingly. When one moves from one of the two opposite sides towards the other, then the place of ori- gin starts to become distant and the destination towards which he goes becomes closer. This, indeed, is the purport of repent- ance. When man reverts to God and moves towards Him day by day, the end result is that he becomes distant from Satan and near to God. And it is a matter of principle that one hears him whom he is close to. Therefore, the blessings and bounties of God descend upon such a person who, in deeds, becomes dis- tant from Satan and near to God. And he is cleansed off the filth of carnal impurities as is then said: عَلى رَبُّكُمْ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْكُمْ سَيَأْتِكُمْ ! Because one quality of repentance is that the earlier sins are for- given on account of it. Similarly, God Almighty says at another place: إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ 2 91 Those who Turn to Allah and Those who keep Striving This shows that there are the tawwab and there are the mutatah- hir. Those who turn to God completely are designated as taw- wab. Those who continue to do spiritual exercises and striving 1. It may be that your Lord will remove the evil consequences of your deeds (Surah at-Tahrim, 66:9). [Publisher] 2. Allah loves those who turn to Him and loves those who keep themselves clean (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:223). [Publisher]