Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 282
282 MALFUZAT ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME IO believes in the Holy Prophetsas and the Prophets before him or not? I am baffled at the condition and mindset of such people that they witness thousands of Signs. They neither care for them nor benefit from them, yet they are eager to raise an objection when they fail to comprehend out of their weak understand- ing and wisdom, the true import of a matter that is susceptible to interpretation. If they are asked what use they have made of thousands of clear Signs that are on record, they have no answer. The issue they criticize due to their lack of knowledge is in conformity with the practice of God, and no Prophet has been dealt with differently [by this practice of God]. What peril his faith is in who denies this practice of God! He does not just criticize my prophecy, he falsifies even the Holy Prophetsas. In fact, this necessarily implies rejection of all Prophets. Consider the incident of the Treaty of Hudaibiyyah of the Holy Prophetsas in which many of the senior Companionsra faltered. However, God saved them by lending them a helping hand. Even Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was involved in it. Another incident was when the Holy Prophetsas said that Abu Jahl would accept Islam. ¹ Besides these, there is the matter of twelve thrones for the twelve disciples of Jesusas; the matter of the tribe of Prophet Jonahas. A similar incident is also found in the life of Mosesas. 2 I wonder what other things such a person would dispute even though he is called a Muslim. 1. From Badr: It was shown with regard to Abu Jahl that he had received a bunch of grapes of Paradise. Yet, he did not accept Islam (Badr, vol. 7, no. 16, page 4, dated 23 April 1908). 2. From Badr: Allah the Exalted had promised Moses that he would become the owner of this land, but it took many years for this to happen (Badr, vol. 7, no. 16, p. 4, dated 23 April 1908).