Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 41
27 DECEMBER 1907 ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ Meaning that, all be they followers of a scripture or not- were suffering from errors in their beliefs, and terrible iniquity was rampant throughout the world. • • • • Thus, at such a time, God Almighty sent a perfect book like the Holy Quran to refute all false doctrines. It contains a rejoinder to all false religions. Supremacy of Sūrah al-Fatihah In Sūrah al-Fatihah, which is recited in every rak'at of all five daily Prayers, all creeds are alluded to. It is said: 2 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ ]Alhamdulillahi Rabbul-alamin] meaning: 'All sublime qualities are deserved by the God who has cre- ated all the worlds. الرَّحْمَنُ ]ar-Rahman-Most Gracious]: 'He is the One who creates without antecedent deeds [of those created] and who bestows without requiring deeds. الرَّحِيم ]ar-Rahim-the Most Merciful]: 'He rewards deeds. ' مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ ]Maliki-Yaumid-Din—Master of the Day of Judgement]. In these four attributes, all factions of the world have been referred to. 41 1. Sūrah ar-Rūm, 30:42 [Publisher] 2. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds (Sürah al-Fatihah, 1:2). [Publisher]