So Said The Promised Messiah (as)

SO SAID THE PROMISED MESSIAH (PEACE BE ON HIM) Translated by : NASEEM SAIFI Published by : VAKALAT-1-TASNIF T AHRIK-1-J ADID RABWAH - PAKISTAN

PREFACE Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835 - 1908), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, peace be on him, was raised in this Age to reform the world at large.The Holy Prophet Muhammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, had called him the Hakam and Adl.He had also said that even if the Faith would have gone to the pleiades, he would bring it back.Indeed, he was to establish the Law of God and revive His nob le religion.This, he did, alongwith other things, through his writings and discourses on various occasions, especially, sittings after the five daily prayers or exhortations after the initiations of those who came to join his Fold.His discourses have been collected and compiled in ten volumes and have been named "Malfoozat".They being in Urdu, very great need was felt that an English rendering should also be brought out for the benefit of the English speaking friends.That in view, a brief collection was published some years back.Later on arrangement was made to select passages from all the ten volumes for a bigger collection.This selection was first published in the monthly Tahrik-i-Jadid and now it is being presented to the readers in book form.This volume contains selection from the first three volumes of "Malfoozat".It is hoped that two more volumes would be soon published which would cover the remaining seven volumes; in fact they have already been published in the monthly Tahrik-i-Jadid.We pray to God that He may enable all of us to benefit from this publication.Amen.NASEEM SAIFI Vakilut Tasnif

CONTENTS VOLUME I The value of Bai'at...'..........................I Sincere initiation.............................2 Words and Deeds.............................3 Holy Quran is Touchstone.......................4 Good News for Muttaqi........................5 Live humble lives.............................7 Sincerity of Holy Prophet.......................8 Gradual Training.............................9 · ·Two kinds of blindness........................IO Keep yourself in readiness......................11 Pen not sword.............................12 Worldly Sciences............................13 Intellectual maturity.........................14 Taqwa and acceptance of Prayers.................15 A wonderful Book...........................16 Aspects of Morals...........................16 Path of success.............................18 Success of a Believer.........................19 Provision of two kinds........................20 Excellence should be 'epidemic'..................21 The Holy Quran for everybody..................21 The Light of Knowledge.......................22 Defence with the pen.........................23 Removing the hurdles........................23 Learn Arabic..............................24 Cover up short-comings of others.................25 Real virtue is Faith..........................26 Personal proof of God........................26

Fresh Signs................................27 Like two friends............................28 Pleasure in trust............................28 A faithful Jamaat...........................29 Stronger Faith - Better deeds...................30 The loss of Faith............................31 Friends of God.............................33 Sincere love for God........................34 The four ranks.............................34 Supreme excellence of Siddique..................36 Man is helpless...........'..................36 The stage of Martyrdom.......................38 La ilahaillallah and Bravery.....................39 Promises of God............................39 Taqwa and help of God.......................40 Be good and do good.........................42 Who are Abdaal.............................43 When forgiveness is expedient...................44 Control yourself............................44 Sympathy for the Troubled.....................45 Continue purifying yourself.....................45 VOLUME II Bringing up Children.........................49 Service of Religion...........................50 Pledge of Friendship.........................50 Insight of Believers..........................51 Holy Prophet and Eid-uz-Zuha...................51 Victory and Raheemiyyat......................53 rMutual Love and Sympathy.....................53 Be with the living and not the dead................55

Worship and help............................55 Sympathy of the Holy Prophet..................56 Living Religion.............................57 What is Ibadat..............................58 Asking for Forgiveness........................60 Sympathy through Prayer.....................61 Key to good deeds.....................·......62 Morals of the Holy Prophet.....................63 Good of this World..........................65 Do not sit handsfolded........................66 Faith & Miracles............................67 Dedication for God..........................68 Dedication for God's sake......................70 The Hellish Life............................71 How to Preach.............................72 Pick no holes..............................73 He guards the righteous.......................74 Trials - a blessing...........................75 Weapon of Holy Quran........................76 The True religion............................77 Rahmaniyyat and Raheemiyyat..................77 Certainty of Revelation.......................78 Humility while Praying........................78 Behaviour towards Wives.......................78 Force of Faith.............................79 The Example of the Companions.................80 Follow the Holy Quran........................81 Do not neglect God..........................82 Living Faith in God..........................84 Inherent Bliss..............................84 All of us need a Model........................85 Two Attractions............................86

The Holy Prophet's achievements.................86 Grace of God...............................87 The Beloved of God..........................88 Acceptance of Prayer.........................90 Get nearer to God...........................90 The friends of God..........................91 Longevity of Life...........................93 Pillar of Life...............................94 Confidence in God...................·........94 Ease and not hardship........................95 Busy all the time............................95 LOOk after the Weak.........................96 A Multi meaning Book......................97 Spiritual provisions..........................98 Seek after truth patiently......................99 Significance of Religion.......................100 What is Virtue............•.................101 Revelation and satanic inspiration.................102 Propagation of Religion.......................103 The English language.........................103 Pay visits repeatedly..........................105 Have your Faith Back.........................106 Beauties of Religion..........................107 Prejudice hinders understanding..................108 It's God's Work.............................108 Do your Duty..............................109 Wholly and Solely for God.....................109 The Righteous Line on........................110 A Good Life...............................112 The Philosopher and the Prophet.................113 Whole hearted devotion.......................113 Preaching to relatives.........................114

VOLUME III Getting rid of Sin...........................117 Company of Righteous.......................,.117 God realisation.............................119 Security against sin..........................119 Recipients of Mercy..........................120 Truth and Taqwa............................121 Keep my Company..........................121 Rewards and punishment......................122 Keep the doors open..................;.......123 The paradise within..........................124 Try to understand God........................125 Word of God - a miracle......................126 Perfect living Miracle...........:.............127 Continued Blessings..........................128 Perfect Teacliings.·..........................129 Fulfilment of prophecies.......................131 Why The name "Mohammad"...................132 Moral Aspects.........·.....................133 True Love of God...........................134 No Ulterior Motives..........................134 Do not be Negligent..........................135 True Attraction.............................136 Living Religion.............................137 Philosophy of 'stories'........................138 Holy Quran's obligation.......................138 Punishment for mischief - making................139 Miracles of Prophets..........................141 Be Patient.•....................-..........142 Dedicate yourselves..........................142 Real Way to Paradi&e..........................144

An Advice................................144 Oneness of God.............................145 Dedicate yourselves..........................146 Do not halt...............................147 Ask me another.............................149 New Llfe.................................149 Existence of God............................150 Certainty of patience.........................152 Trials and piety.............................152 Clear Signs................................153 Time to Repent.............................15 6 Tue Fear of God............................156 Three Types...............................157 What is Intercession..........................159 Wrath of God.............;................159 Oneness of God.............................160 The right way..............................161 Don't Abandon Praying.......................161 No Controversies............................162 Through the Holy Prophet.....................164 God is the Protector..........................165 No Compulsion in Religion.....................165 Secret of prolonging Life......................166 God is forgiving......................._......167 Fear and Love of God........•...............168 Do Appropriate deeds......:.................169 Long Life.................................170 Do good to everybody........................171 Wealth no source of comfort....................172 True· Comfort..................-............173 Sphere of faith.............................173 No Haste.................................174

Taqwa - not Tribles.........................175 Sympathy for all-............................176 High Morals...............;....:..........177 At different stages...........................178 Evil of Falsehood...........................179 A True Guide..............................179 Pray with Humility..........................180 Faith and Trials.............................181 Victory for Muttaqi..........................183 My Teachings..............................183 The real Help..............................184 Test of religion.............................185 Two Aspects of Religion.......................186 Blessing from Garments.......................186 God's help for Islam...........................187

VOLUME I

THE VALUE OF BAl'AT One should try to find out what he is going to gain from the Bai'at and why it is necessary to enter into _t}lis pledge.Unless one knows what the advantage of a cer'taill thing is and the value it possesses, one cannot appreciate it.It is just as there are various kinds of articles in the house : money-big and small coins-and wood etc.Everything is placed where it belongs, that is, everything will be cared for and looked after according to its value.Small coins will not receive the same care as the big ones.As for the pieces of wood, they will be thrown in a corner.In short, whatever will be a cause of bigger loss will be cared for more than other things.' The most important point in Bai'at is Tauba (repen- tance) which means turning back.It indicates that condition in which man is closely connected with sin, and it is as if sins are the homeland and he is living in this habitation- Tauba means that he is now leaving this homeland.Turning back (Raju') means to adopt piety (to become pious).Leaving one's homeland is indeed a hard thing to do, and it entails thousands of hardships.When a man leaves his home, he feels it very much, then how much more one must be feeling while leaving one's homeland.He leaves every thing, his household belongings, his streets and his neighbours and bazaars and goes to another country.He does not come back to his old home- land.This is TAUBA.When a man is a sinner, his friends are different from those who are going to be his friends when

he adopts Taqwa (fear of God).The mystics have termed this change as 'death'.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.2) SINCERE INITIATION It is mentioned in the Traditions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, that if a man asks for the forgive- ness of his sins with fervent prayers, he is ultimately told that he has been forgiven and from then on he might do whatever he likes.Of course, this means that his heart has been changed and he would find an aversion for sin.Just as if one sees a sheep taking the dirty one would not like to start doing the same.This man who has been forgiven his sins, will not like to commit sins any more.The Muslims, by nature, hate the pork, although there are many other undesirable things that they do quite freely.In this, we have a lesson that God has given us hatred for evil things as a symbol (so that we can hate the other evils also).He who is committing sins and thinks that he has gone too far in it, should not desist from praying to God for the forgiveness of his sins.Prayer is like an elixir.If he continues praying, he will find that sin has become undesirable to him (he has started hating sin).The people who commit sins and then do not turn to God for the forgiveness of their sins, ultimately reject the prophets and their spiritual influences.This is the truth about repentance and it also makes clear why it forms a part of the Initiation.The fact is that man is engrossed in negligence.When he gets himself initiated at the hancis of the one whom God has granted a change, he is, as 'if, grafteq and thus changes himself altogether.He begins to be blessed and becomes enlightenetl (he receives the blessings and the enlightenment that is posse~ed by the one at whose 2

hands he has initiated).Of course the most important con- dition is that the link between the two of them should be very sincere; he should not be like a dry branch.He should be like the branch that can germinate grafting.The more the man will be sincere the more he will benefit from this link of his.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.4) WORDS AND DEEDS · The fear of God lies in one's trying to find out that his words and deeds tally with each other.If he finds that they do not tally, he should realise that he is under the wrath of God.HQwever the words might be pure if the heart is impure it will be of no value in the eyes of God.Rather it can be said that it will inflame the warth of God.My followers must understand it well that they have come to me so that a seed should be sown which should grow up to be a fruit bearing tree.Let everyone o(you ponder over it and find out what his position is and what is his internal spiritual state of affairs.If there are any such followers that what they say is different from what is in their hearts, they should know that their end will not be good.When God sees a people making lofty claims whereas their hearts are very different (their actions do not support their verbal claims) then He being independent and in need of none, does not care for them.It had been foretold that the battle of Badr would bring a victory (to the Muslims) and there was every hope for the victory but still the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, prayed for it very fervently and with tears in his eyes.Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, asked the Holy Prophet where lay tQ.e need for so fervent prayers when the victory had already been promised.The Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, said: God is Gluzni (He who is Independent and stands in need of none), that is, 3

it is quite possible that the victory may have some hidden conditions (which we do not know, and therefore we cannot be sure of the victory).That is why it is very necessary to always try to find out how far have we advanced in the Fear of God and purity.The criterion for this is the Holy Quran.(Malfoozat Vol.I , p.10) HOLY QURAN IS TOUCHSTONE One should always try to be finding out his standard of Taqwa and Purity.The Touchstone for this is the Holy Quran.One of the indications of Taqwa, as mentioned by God in the Holy Quran, is that God frees a Muttaqi from the undesirables and takes the responsibility of the execution of his duties (He helps him).God the Al-mighty says in the Holy Quran : wa manyattaqillaha yajal lahoo makhra-janwa yar- zuqho min haiso laa yahtasib.He who fears God (is a Muttaqi) finds a way out and gets rid of his hardships-that is the way God helps him.God the Almighty provides for him in a way that he could not even imagine.It must be remembered that this is the sign of a Muttaqi ; he is never in need of useless things.For example, a shopkeeper thinks that he cannot run his business without telling lies and therefore he continues telling lies; he thinks that it is a necessity which he cannot avoid.It is hot true that telling lies is a necessity for selling his goods.God Himself is the Protector of the Muttaqi and He keeps him away from this kind of occasions (where he may have to tell lies).You should remember that when a man leaves God, God also leaves him.And it is quite obvious that when Rahman has left somebody, he will definitely be picked up by the Satan.4

Do not think that God is weak.He.is the Possessor of Great Powers.Whenever you will put your trust in Him, he will surely help you.Wa man-yata wakkal alallahi fahowa hasbohoo (whoever puts his trust in God, (he should know) God is sufficient for him).The people who were the first addressees of this verse were the religious people; all their thoughts were centred round the religious affairs.They left their worldly affairs in the hands of God Who told them that He was with them.In short, one of the blessings of Taqwa is that God frees the Muttaqis from all the hardships that come in the way of their religious affairs.Likewise, God provides them for their needs.(Malfoozat Vol.1 , p.11) GOOD NEWS FOR MUTTAQI There is another promise of God made to the Muttaqi Lqhomul Bushra fil-haya-tiddunya wa fil-aakhirati That is, those who are Muttaqi receive good news in this very world through dreams that come to pass.They even see visions and become the recipient of the revelations from God.They see the Angels, themselves being in the garb of the human beings.God says : Innalla-zeena qaloo Rabbonallaho summas-taqamoo ta-ta-nazzalo alaihimul-Malaika-to That is, those who say that Allah is our Lord and then they remain steadfast, the Angels descend on them.These are the people who prove their steadfastness in the times of trials and therefore they can say that they have fulfilled the pledge they had made.5

Trials, it must be remembered, are bound to come, as the following verse points out : A-hasibannaso anyatrakoo anyaqooloo aamanna wa hum la-yuftanoon Do the people think that they will be left off because they say that they have believed.The Commentators say that descending of the angels refers to the time of death but they are very much mistaken in this view of theirs.It actually means that those who purify their hearts and keep themselves away from the dirt that is a barrier between man and God, get closer to the spirit of revelation and begin to receive the Word of God.At another place it is said about the Muttaqi: Ala inna auliya-Allahi la khaufun alaihim wa la hum yahzanoon That is, those who are the friends of God have nothing to worry about.He whose Guardian is God has no hardship to face: nobody who confronts them can harm them.Again God says: Wa abshiroo bil-Jannatillatee Kuntum too-a-doon Be happy.for the Paradise that has been promised to you.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.14) 6

LIVE HUMBLE LIVES The greatest worry for my followers should be for the Fear of God, whether they have it or not.A condition for the Fear of Gos is that those who have it should live humble lives.This is one aspect of the fear of God through which we have to combat the undue anger.In fact, to avoid anger is the last step on the ladder of those who recognise God well and who are Siddique, The Truthful.It is the anger that produces pride and at times it is the pride that produces anger, for, the anger is displayed when one feels superior to others.I do not like that my followers should take one another as lower or higher, or that they should ·show pride by taking others to be inferior.Only God knows who is great or small.This kind of distinction (if made by the people) is.a sort of insult which is based on hatred and it is feared that this hatred might germinate like a seed and then ruin the person.They are very courteous when they meet the big people but the fact is that big is he who attends to the poor in humility and consoles him, honours his word and does not utter anything that might offend the man.God says: La tanabazoo bil-alqabi bi 'salismul-fosooqo ba 'dal-eemani Wa mallam yatub fo-olaika homuzzalimoon Do not call one another with bad names; it is an evil act.He who offends someone with a bad name, will not pass out of this world, till he finds himself involved in it.Do not take your brothers as inferior; all of you drink from the same fountain.Who knows as to who will be lucky enough to drink more than others.Nobody can be honourable and great by the worldly principles.Great in the sight of God is he who fears God more (Muttaqi) : 7

Inna akramakum indallahi atqaakum innallaha Alimun Khabir (Malfoozat Vol.1, p.34) SINCERITY OF HOLY PROPHET Just look at the sincerity and loyalty of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.He faced every evil movement and underwent all sorts of hardships; but he did not mind.It was this sincerity and loyalty which attracted the grace of God who said: innallaha wa malaa-f-katahoo yosalloona alanna- biyyi ya-ayyohallazeena aamanoo salloo alaihi wa sallimoo taslima.That is, God the Almighty and all His angels send blessings for the Prophet ; 0 ye who believe, you should pray for him for God's blessings on him.This verse shows that the actions of the Holy Prophet were such that God did not use any words for their appre- ciation.Of course God could do that, but He did not do it.It was because his deeds could not be brought into ary limi- 'tations.This kind of verse has not been revealed in respect of any other Prophet.So much of sincerity and loyalty were ingrained in his soul and so pleasing were his deeds in the sight of God, that God commanded the people to always (then and in the future) pray for him in gratitude to what he did for the world.If we look into the pages of history-before him as well as after-we cannot find any one with the same kind of sincerity and loyalty.How much did Jesus Christ influence his followers (very little)? Everybody can understand how difficult it is to reform a single man, of evil ways; it is very hard to pull oqt the old habits.But the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, got thousands of people reformed-these people were worse than the animals; some of them did not make any (iistjnction between their 8

mothers and sisters, as the animals also make no distinction (for their, sexual lust).They used to usurp the belongings of the orphans, and of the dead people etc.Some of them worshipped the stars, some were atheists, some of them worshipped the matter in different forms.What was the Island of Arabia ? It was inhabited by multiple-religions.Of course the result was that the Holy Quran had to mention teachings on all aspects.Every false belief that is there in the world is disproved through these teachings.It is the out-come of the great wisdom of God.Since this perfect Book (the Holy Quran) had to effect a complete reformation, it was essential that when it was revealed, there should have existed a ·complete malady at the place of its revelation so that it could give prescription for every illness.This island (Arabia) had people with complete sickness who had all sorts of spiritual maladies which could ever be found then or in the future.It is for this reason that the Holy Quran is a perfect Shariat.When the other books were revealed neither there existed necessity nor the books contained complete and perfect teachings.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.36) GRADUAL TRAINING You should wake up at night and pray to God that He may guide you onto the path that leads to Him.The Com- panions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, also had a gradual training.What were they in the beginning? They were like seeds sown in th earth.Then the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam watered and prayed for them.The seed was good and the soil was also good.The watering (by the.Holy Prophet) pr~duced very good fruit.Just what 9

the Holy Prophet did they followed him and did the same.They never waited for the day or the night.You people should repent sincerely,.wake up for Tahajjud prayer, pray and set your hearts right.You should do away with your shortcomings and make your words and actions in complete conformity with the will fo God.You should remember that he who will keep this advice in view all the time and will pray in a practical manner and put his needs before God, will be blessed by God and he will find a change (for the better) in his heart.Do not be despaired of God.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.44) TWO KINDS OF BLINDNESS Blindness is of two kinds.One is physical blindness and the other is connected with the heart.As for the physical blindness it has no effect on the faith but the blindness of the heart does affect the faith.That is why it is very essential that one should constantly pray to God with great humility that He may grant hiffi sincere spiritual realisation and true insight and save him from the doubts that the Satan causes.There are many doubts that the satan causes in the hearts.The most dangerous of them and which becomes a source of loss of this world as well as the next world-is connected with the Next world, for, a greater part of virtuous deeds and truthfulness, is linked, along with other factors with.the belief in the Next world.When a man takes the Next world no more than stories then there can be no doubt about it that he has become unacceptable and he is lost to both the worlds.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.51) 10

KEEP YOURSELF IN READINESS Look at the Companions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; is it because they were the lovers of luxurious lives that they won a victory against their opponents ? No, it was not so.Even.in the previous scriptures it is mentioned that these people would be the worshippers of God during the night and they would be fasting during the day.They spent their nights in the remembrance of God.The following verse of the Holy Quran describes their life in full details: wa min ribaatil khaili turhiboona bihee aduwwatlahi wa aduwwakum and ya ayyohallazeena aamanusbiroo wa saabiroo wa rabitoo.You should ·keep your horses on the borders tied and in readiness so that your opponents may be frightened by this preparation of yours.0 you who believe, you should be patient and you should be prepared.The word Ribaat is used for the horses which are tied on the borders in readiness (for an attack).God the Almighty commands the believers to keep themse.lves in readiness to defend themselves against the attack of the enemy and this word Ribaat is used by Him to draw their attention that ' they have to be in perfect readiness.There were two duties that had been assigned to them:.to face the enemy and.to struggle for the spiritual upliftment.The lexicons tell us that Ribaat means one's self as well as the human heart.Here it is interesting to note that only such horses· can prove useful as are well trained and well groomed.Now a days they (the horses) are trained the same way as the children are trained-with great care.If they are not trained they would not prove useful in the least, rather they would become harmful and dangerous.It also indicates that the human beings (ribaat) should also be well educated and their capacities should be such as 11

would follow the commands of God.For, if they are not like this, they would not prove useful on the battlefield-the battlefield where man has to confront the satan who is his most deadly enemy.This battle is going on all the time.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.52) PEN NOT SWOR)) You should understand it well that the need of the time is not the wielding of the sword; it is the pen that has to be used.The doubts that our opponents have expressed about Islam and the assaults that different sciences have made, have drawn my attention to the fact that equipped witli the weapon of the pen, I should enter the battlefield and show them the miraculous bravery of Islam and its powers.I could never have been capable of entering this field, but it is the grace of God that has helped me and it really is a great Mercy for me that He likes a humble man like me to become a manifesta.tion of the honour of this religion.Once I counted the objections that the opponents have raised against Islam and I think the number was no less than three thousand, and this number must have increased by now.Let nobody think that Islam is so weak a religion that it can become the target of three thousand objections.It is not so.These objections have been raised by the people who lack understanding and who are ignorant.I should like to tell you that as I counted these objections I also pondered over them and have come to the conclusion that there are unique truths hidden under the cover of these objections- these truths could not be sighted by them (the opponents) because of their lack of insight and in fact it does happen in the wisdom of God that wherever an objector stumbles, there lies a great treasure of truths and spiritual secrets.I have been commissioned to uncover these treasures and to wipe away 12

the dirt of objections from the glittering jewels.God is very jealous of it; He wishes that the honour of the Holy Quran must be made pure and sacred by removing -every objection that the dirty minded people have slung on it.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.57) WORLDLY SCIENCES It is very essential that in order to serve religion you should acquire the knowledge of the worldly sciences as well-the latest ones, for that matter.And you should struggle for this purpose.At the same time, I should like to give a warning-and it is based on my personal experience-those who have striven to acquire one sided knowledge and that they do not have time and mind to spend some time with the spiritual people-nor do they have any light of spirituality in themselves-they have stumbled and gone far away from -Islam.Instead of making these sciences sub-servient to Islam, they have tried in vain to make Islam subservient to these sciences and they have started feeling that they are the people responsible for the fulfihnent of the needs of the religion.But you should remember that the religion can be served only by such people as have divine light in them.The truth is that these sciences ar.e being taught like the life of the Padres and in-the form of a philosophy.The result is that the one who tries to acquire these sciences, remains a devout Muslim for a short while-because of the good impression that he had about this religion-but later on he starts moving away from it.Then a time comes when he abandons all the rituals of Islam and gets himself cut off from it.Some of them who have acquired these sciences have become leaders of the nation but they do not understand the 13

secret of this all important matter.The acquisition of these sciences can be useful only if one is very sincere and wishes to serve religion and has been in the company of somebody who has been granted divine wisdom.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.66) INTELLECTUAL MATURITY Some people say: "what has the Holy Quran presented to the world that can be said to be new and different from other Books.Its teaching is no different from that of the Torah." It is because of this shortsightedness that the Chris- tians had to write the books "Needlessness of the Holy Quran" (Adam zoroorat..i.-Quran).Had they been really and truly wise and had.they possessed insight, they would not have been led astray.This type of people say: "The Torah says that you should not commit adultery.Same thing is mentioned in the Holy Quran.The Holy Quran teaches the -Oneness of God, so does the Torah.What, then, is the difference between the teachings of the two." On the surface of it, this is a complicated question and if it is posed to someone who is ignorant of the significance of the teachings of Islam, he would be baffled.The fact is that answer to this kind of questions-which are obtruse and baffling-are taught by God Himself.These are the Quranic spiritual secrets which are disclosed at their appropriate times.There is no doubt about it that there is a similarity between the Torah and the Holy Quran; we do not deny this.But the Torah has just taken the contents which are devoid of proofs and convincing arguments and explanations.But so far as the Holy Quran is concerned, it deals with all the things 14

intellectually.The reason for this is that the human capacity had not reached higher levels upto the time of Torah; when the Holy Quran was revealed, the capacity had reached its peak and intellectual understanding had become mature.That being the case, the Holy Quran adopted the method (of expounding things) which could explain the goodness of the good morals.It does not only explain these things, it gives sound proofs of what it says; that makes the intellectual people understand better, and their denial becomes difficult.As I have just now said when the Holy Quran was revealed, intellectual capacity of man had become mature; that was not the case at the time of the Torah.Mankind had been making progress since the days of Hazrat Adam, peace be on him, and this evolution continued till it was the time of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, when, this evolution reached its perfection.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.82) TAQWA AND ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYERS So far as the acceptance of the prayer is concerned it is conditioned with certain factors.Some of these conditions have to be fulfilled by the one who is to pray, while the others have to be fulfilled by the one who is asking someone to pray for him.As for the one who is asking someone to pray for him, he should keep in mind the fear of God and he should understand fully that it is not necessary that God should accept all the prayers; he should be peace-loving and a true worshipper of God.He should try to win the pleasure of God through Taqwa and Truthfulness.If he does that, then of course, the door for the acceptance of the prayer is open for hlm.If he attracts the wrath of God and creates an atmos- phere of discord with Him, his evil deeds and mischiefs will become stumbling block in the way of the acceptance of the prayer.15

That being the case, my friends should try all they can not to let my prayers go waste and they should create no hurdle in the way of the acceptance of the prayers; they should not do anything undesirable.They should become Muttaqi, for, it is Taqwa that can be called the con:ipendium of the Shariat.Had we to express the Shariat in a nut shell, we would say it is Taqwa.(Malfoozat vol.1, p.103) A WONDERFUL BOOK The Holy Quran is a wonderful Book.The unlettered person (the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam), did not only give a Book to the world and taught wisdom, he BJ.so made them tread on the path of purification.So much so that they became the recipients of the help of God.Behold and ponder over it; the Holy Quran guides every type of man to what he wishes to get (the Almighty God) and quenches the thirst of every thirsty person who is thirsting for Truth.Just imagine, to whom was granted this fountain- head of Light; It was given to the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, who on the one hand was unletter- ed and on the other hand he talked of things that had never been talked.This is perfect grace of God so that the people may be able to understand as to how far can man go in having communion with God.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.117) ASPECTS OF MORALS I have seen a lot of people and I have studied them well and I have.arrived at the conclusion that some of them are generous but at the same time they are men of quick anger; some are kind but niggardly; some get annoyed and beat others like anything but they are not humble at all.Some are 16

humble and meek but they are not courageous at all, so much so that if they just hear of the bubonic plague or cholera, they get loose motions (that is the height of their fear).I do not say that whoever is not courageous is devoid of faith.Even among the Companions of the Holy Prophet, salfallaho alaihi wa- sallam, there were some who could not stand the battles; the Holy Prophet excused them on this count.There are many aspects of morals.I have expounded them in my speech that was delivered at the Conference of Religions (reference here is to the speech which was later on published in a book form under the title: Teachings of Islam).All the moral qualities are not to be met with in any one person, nor it can be said that there is any one who does not possess any moral quality whatsoever.The perfect example of all the good morals is the life of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.That is why God says to him: innak.a la-alaa kholoqin azeem.At one time he kept them spell bound with his oratory and at another time he displayed his courage on the battlefield.His generosity awarded the hills of gold' to the people; his kindness forgave those who deserved to be put to death.In short, the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, was matchless and a perfect example of good morals.He was like a big tree under which thousands of people sit to enjoy its shade and also fulfil their various needs.They take its fruit, flowers, skin, leaves etc.Millions upon millions of people benefit from the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam and enjoy themselves as the chickens do under the wings of the hen.The bravest man on the battlefield was the person who was nearest to the Holy Prophet, for, he used to be at the most dangerous spot.Glory be to God, how excellent was he.During the battle of Uhud, he was in the thick of it.So much so that the Companions found it beyond their powers.But this courageous man-the Holy Prophet-was facing the enemy.Of course 17

the fault did not lie with the companions.God, eventually forgave them their shortcoming.It was really intended to show how brave the Holy Prophet was.On a certain occasion when the sword was being wielded by the enemy with great force, the Holy Prophet was making proclamation of his prophet.hood; he was saying at the top of his voice: I am Mohammad, Messenger of Allah.It is said that on this occasion the fore- head of the Holy Prophet had no less than seventy wo.unds; of course they were not serious.This is how he displayed great morals.On another occasion he possessed such a large number of goats and sheep that they exceeded the number possessed by Qaisar and Kisra.The Holy Prophet gave away all these goats.and sheep to somebody who begged for something.Had he not owned them, how could he have given them away.If he did not have the authority of a ruler how could he for- give those who deserved to be put to death at the time of the conquest of Mecca; these were the people who had tortured the Holy Prophet and his followers, men and women.When he met them on the occasion of the conquest of Mecca he told them laa tasreeba alaikumul yauma.I have pardoned you today.If this occasion had not arisen, how could the Holy Prophet display this splendid moral quality.Tell me of any moral quality that the Holy Prophet did not possess-and for that metter, the good moral in its extreme goodness.(Malfoozat "ol.1, p, 127) PATH OF SUCCESS How merciful is God and what a Treasure it is that you can deposit here, be it a penny or a rupee or a Pound.A thief cannot steal from here, and there is no fear of its be- 18

coming bankrupt.The Hadees says that if somebody removes a thorn from the way, he will get his reward for doing so; if a man is drawing water and he puts one bucket of water in the pitcher of another person, his reward will not be lost to him.You should remember that the path on which a man can never be a failure is the path of God.The Highway of the world is such that one stumbles at every step and at every step he finds the huge stones of failure.The people who abandoned their kingdoms were no fools: Abraham Adham, Shah Shuja, Shah Abdul Aziz, who is known as Mujaddid, were some of the people who abandoned their kingdom and bade good-bye to their pomp and show.They did so because they realised that there was a stumbling block at every step.God is a pearl.Having known Him one looks at the worldly things with hate and takes them as mean.So much so that he does not like to.cast a glance over them.You should seek the recognition and full realisation of God and you should march towards Him, for therein, and therein alone, lies Success.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.139) SUCCESS OF BELIEVER You must always keep this principle in view that the success that is achieved by a Believer makes him shy of it.He praises God for this Grace of His.That makes him move forward in the realm of spirituality and in the face of every trial he remains steadfast.Apparently the success of a Believer and that of a Dis- believer are similar to each other.But you should remember that the success of a Dis-believer takes him onto the path of error while the success of a Believer opens the door of God's Bliss for him.The reason why the success of the Dis-believer 19

leads him onto the path of error is that he does not turn to God; he makes his struggle, wisdom and capability, his God.On the other hand, the Believer turns to God and gets a closer relationship with Him.Thus every- success enables him to start a new affair with God-an affair of relationship.That begins a process of change in him.Jnnallaha maallazeenat- taqau God is with the people who adopt righteousness.It should be remembered that the word Taqwa appears in the Holy Quran many a time.In every place where this word occurs its interpretation and its significance is linked with the word that precedes it.Here the word Ma-a precedes it.Thus, it means that whoever gives preference.to God is given preference by God and is guarded against every kind of humiliation in this world.I very strongly believe that if a man wishes to be'protect- ed from all sorts of humiliations and hardships, he should adopt righteousness.If he does that, he will not feel short of anything.In short, the success of a Believer takes him forward; he does not halt there-at one place.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.149) PROVISION OF TWO KINDS The fact is that the Provision is of two kinds.One is connected with trials and the other is connected with the man being a chosen one of God.The one that is connected with trials takes a man away from God, so much 8o that it causes him to be destroyed.This is the fact to which God has referred in the words : La tulhikum amwalokum 20

(Your wealth may not destroy you).The other kind of provision is the one that is granted by God with His pleasure.God Himself is the Guardian of such people and all that they have, they take it to be really for God ((e.the real possessor is God) and they give a practical proof of it.Look at the Companions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq was the first to cover himself with a blanket (for, he had given everything to the Holy Prophet for the cause of God).Then, how great was the reward given to him by God.He was the first to become Khalifa (Successor of the Holy Prophet).This is real excellence and commendable virtue and it should be remembered that it is only what we spend for the cause of God that becomes the source of contentment and spiritual bliss.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.202) EXCELLENCE SHOULD BE 'EPIDEMIC' You should remember that the excellences should be like "epidemic diseases".The believer has been commaI].ded to make his manners and character so excellent that they m·ay become epidemic, for there is nothong, however good it may be, that the people would like to follow or to adopt unless it has a glow and an attraction.It is the brightness of the things that attracts and it is the attraction that draws them towards itself.It is the good part of a thing that urges the people to act the same way.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p, 204) THE HOLY QURAN FOR EVERYBODY You should remember that the Holy Quran has two parts, rather three parts.One part is such that even the common man who is illiterate can understand.The second part 21

can be understood by the people who are moderatel.y--litera- te; they are not altogether illiterate but at the same time they cannot be said to have any educational talents.The third part is the share of the highly knowledgable people; that is, those who are called philosophers.It is a speciality of the Holy Quran and it imparts its teachings to all the three types of the people.One and the same thing educates (produces workable teaching) the illiterate, the man of the moderate knowledge and understanding and to the highly talented philosopher.Indeed this place of pride belongs to the Holy Quran and to no other book that every type of people is blessed through it according to his personal capacity.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.212) THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE Just as God wishes that the people should fear Him He also wishes that they should acquire the Light of knowledge and through this Knowledge they should attain to the spiritual heights.The true knowledge does not only produce the right type of fear, it produces the will to worship God.There are some unfortunate people who get themselves busy in the acquisition of knowledge and thus go far away from the understanding of the Law of destiny.There are some others who believe in Destiny in such a way that they withdraw themselves from the acquisition of knowledge.But the Holy Quran has instructed men in both the ways-and the instru- ctions given by the Holy Quran are the most perfect, The Quran wishes the people to acquire the true knowledge because it creates the fear of God and the more a man advances in God-realisation the more he begins to understand the Gran- deur of God and the greater becomes his love for Him.It teaches the people to submit to the law of destiny, for, it

produces trust in God and the man becomes fully aware of the significance of the resignation to the will of God which consequently gives him satisfaction and contenment; and that is the real aim and target of salvation.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.215) DEFENCE WITH THE PEN In this Age, it is the sword of the pen with which we are attacked and the spears of objections are being shot at us.We also should not let our forces go waste.We should use our pen to prove the truth of the religion of God and the Prophet- hood of His chosen Prophet, may God's blessings be on him.Especially it is our duty to do this work, for, we are living under a Government that has granted religious freedom to everyone.Those who do not comprehend the principle of gratitude for the one who does good to others, accuse me, because of this kind of my statements, of euologising the government.My God knows that I cannot flatter anyone in the whole world.I am not made of that stuff.Of course it is ingrained in my nature that I should express my gratitude for the one who does good.It is through His sheer grace that He has not made me ungrateful and rebellious.I appreciate the good that the British Government does and I take it as a Grace of God that He rescued us from the tyrranical rule of the Sikhs and sent some other people from a distance of thousands of miles, to administer our State affairs.Had that not been the case we would have never been able to answer the objections (of the non-Muslims, against the Being of God and the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Mohammad sallallaho alaihi wa sallam).(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.223) REMOVING THE HURDLES You should remember that if you will constantly obey the commandments of <]od and if you will begin to serve His 23

religion, God Himself will remove all the ·hurdles that come in your way and you will achieve the desired success.Have you not obser"ed that the farmer removes all the undesirable growth from his farm and makes his farm beautiful with nice trees and hedges? He protects his farm well and guards it against everything that might cause harm.On the other hand the trees and the plants which do not bear fruit and begin to rot and dry up, are not cared for in the least; they may pe eaten up by the cattle or somebody may hew them down and put them in the oven as firewood.You, too, should remember that if you are to be count- ed as sincere in the sight of God, no body's opposition will do you any harm.But if on the other hand you will not change for the better and you will not make a firm pledge of obe- dience to God, He will not care for you.Does anyone take·..pity on thousands of sheep and goats that are sfaughtered everyday? Whereas if one man is killed, a strong enquiry is made about it.If you will be no better than the beasts (animals)-useless and careless-you will also be dealt with in the same way.You should try all you can to get yourself included in the list of those who are dear to God so that no hardship and trouble can get hold of you, for nothing happens on the earth unless it has been permitted by God.You should remove every cause of conflict, dissension and enmity.This, now, is the time that.you should set aside minor things and get your- self busy with great and important matters.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.258) LEARN ARABIC I should like to advise the members of my Jamaat that they should learn Arabic language, for, without the Arabic 24

language one cannot enjoy the Holy Quran.In order to know the translation of the Holy Quran, one must try to be study- ing a little of Arabic also.Now-a-days, many methods have been ·introduced for the study of this language.Since it is obligatory for every Muslim that he should study the Holy Quran, could it mean that one should waste the whole of his life in studying English and other languages at the expense of Arabic.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.285) COVER UP SHORT - COMINGS OF OTHERS One of the attributes of God is Sattar-the one who covers up the short-comings of people; He sees the man com- mitting sins but because of this attribμte of His, covers up his sins till he goes beyond the bounds.So far as man is concerned, even when he has not observed the shortcoming of someone, he begins to shout arid raises a hue and cry against him.The fact is that man is small hearted whereas God is Forbearing and Benevolent.The unjust does wrong to himself.At times he becomes too· bold and that is because of his ignorance of God being Forbearing.At this juncture God's attribute of Zoo-Intiqam (the one who takes revenge) comes into ope- ration and the man is caught for his boldness.The Hindus say that God and going to extremes cannot reconcile.In other words God does not like anyone going to the extremes (in evil deeds).But of course, God is Merciful and Benevolent and if a man, even when he has committed a grave sin, asks forgiveness with a sincere heart and fervent prayen, He does show Mercy to him.That being the c~se just as God overlooks our short- comings and does not catch us immediately nor does He 25

humiliate us, we also should not be quick in talking about others in respect of things that might cause them humiliation.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.298) REAL VIRTUE IS FAITH The real virtue and piety demand that one should believe in God, for, the worldly officers do not know what a man does in the four walls of his house and behind the curtain.Even if somebody claims to be pious, he cannot apprehend being caught for what he has in his mind.And there is no Government in the world which is feared by the man equally at night or during the day, in the dark or in the light, in seclusion or in the public.in a desolate place or in an inhabited area, within the four walls of the house or in the market.That is why the morals can be set right only by believing in someone who watches over the man all the time and everywhere and also knows the secrets of his heart, for, really and truly,, pious is he whose inside and outside do not clash with one another.Whoever is like that, is angel- like, on this earth.· (MalfoozatVol.1,p.301) PERSONAL PROOF OF GOD The aim of my sending the handbills and the posters to America and Europe is that I should lead them to the God whom I have seen myself.I do not want to show them God in the form of stories.I should like to present myself to them as a witness of the Existence of God.It is a simple and straight- forward matter.Whoever moves towards God finds that God moves towards him with a quicker speed than his own.We observe that when somebody is in the goQd books of a respectable person, he also is given respect by the people.26

Do you then think that he who has attained the nearness of God will not be anything by way of Signs that will mani- fest great and unlimited powers of God.You should remember that the jealousy of God does not permit that such a person (who has attained to the near- ness of God) should be abandoned, humiliated and pulverized.Never, that can never happen.Just as God is One, without partners, He likes to make His servants also chosen and dis- tinguished and matchless.Such a person is attacked from all sides.The one who attacks, being ignorant of the strength (of the person whom he is attacking) thinks that he will finish him up.But ultimately he comes to know that the fact that this person has not been hurt, is beyond human power and its source lies elsewhere.Had he known this before he would have never attacked him.Thus the people who attain to the nearness of God and are no ie~s than a Sign and manifestation of His, are con- sidered to be an easy prey-the one who opposes them, plans and struggles all that he can.But they are protected against all the attacks and they come out of this duel safe and sound and with great honour and respect.This is what surprises the opponent most..(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.307) FRESH SIGNS I try to call the people to come and stay with me-at times I do so by making announcements that they should come.It is all because I should like to inform them of the God whom I have found and seen and that I should show the shortest path to reach Him-the path that ultimately makes a man Godly man.27

In fact I do not believe that mere stories of the past can add to one's God-realisation.It is possible only through practical experience and that is not possible without treading on the path that is ours.One has not to pass through hard- ships to tread on this path; it is the mind that ·,works here.In fact, God looks at the heart, and the heart that is full of the love of God does not stand in need of an idol to be before • him.The idol worship can never lead a man to the correct and definite conclusions.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.308) LIKE TWO FRIENDS Two friends can continue their friendship only if at times each of them does what the other says and at times each of them agrees to what the other does (i.e.at times "A" agrees to what "B" says and at times "B".agrees to what "A" says).If one of them always insists on the other doing whatever he says, the friendship will not last long.Same should be the case with God and the man.At times, God listens to what the man says and blesses him with His grace and at times the man accepts patiently whatever God had destined for him.The fact is that this really and truly belongs to God that He may try the man-and the trials that come from God are all for the good of man.This is the Law promulgated by God, that the good results of a test make the man deserving of the Grace of God.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.311) PLEASURE IN TRUST The condition of my heart is wonderful.Just as when it is very hot and the wind does not blow at all, then the people very confidently hope that now it would rain; when 28

I find my money box empty and I have very great confidence in the grace of God, that now the money box will be filled up (with money) it really happens like that.I swear by God that when my pocket is empty, I find great and ecstatic pleasure in my reliance on God; I cannot adequately express myself to explain that condition of my heart.In fact that condition is a source of great consolation and it gives comfort and contentment much more than the time when my pocket is full.When my father and my brother were involved in court cases and that used to keep them vvorried, they always envied me and thought of me as a very lucky person who had no worries at all.(Malfoozat Vol.l.p.312) A FAITHFUL JAMAAT I am grateful to God that He has given me a sincere and a faithful Jamaat.I could see that whatever the purpose for which I call them, they come forward with great zeal and vie with one another to do it at the earliest and with all the faculties that God has vouchsafed them.They are true to their faith and they are sincere.I just tell them something to do and they are fully prepared for it.As a matter of fact no Jamaat can be established unless the members are prepared to obey the Imam with this kind of zeal, faithfulness and loyalty.The troubles that the Messiah (Jesus) had to confront with, were rooted in the weakness of his followers.When he was arrested, as great a disciple as Peter denied him in his very presence.And not only that he denied him, he cursed him thrice.Most of the disciples desert- ed him and fled.On the other hand, look at the sincerity 29

and loyalty of the Companions of Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; their sincerity and loyalty has no match in the whole history of mankind.They bore all sorts of hard- ships for his sake; they left homelands which were dear to them.they got themselves separated from their dear ones and from their belongings.They even did not mind to lay down their lives for him.It was this sincerity and loyalty that crowned them with success..I could see that my Jamaat is also full of faith and loyalty and they are very truthful to their pledge and they are very sincere.(MalfoozatVol.l,p.322) STRONGER FAITH - BETTER DEEDS Although I know that the ability to do good deeds is a gradual process, there is no doubt that unless faith is strong nothing can be done.The stronger the faith, the better are the virtuous deeds; so much so that if this strength of faith gets the opportunity of full development the person would reach the stage of martyrdom, for in that case nothing would stand in his way and he would not mind sacrificing his life.I have said it many a time and its repetition here would not be out of place that the appearance of the prophets and especially that of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, and the revelation of the Holy Quran have an aim.Whoever says that this act of God is aimless, displays dis- respect and impudence, for, it does not behove God to do things without any aim.Let it be known that the aim of God in revealing the Holy Quran and sending the Holy Prophet to the world is 30

that a great Sign of the Mercy should be shown to the world.God says: Wa ma arsalnaaka ilia Rahmatallil-aalamin We have not sent you but as a Mercy for the worlds.The aim of the revelation of the Holy Quran is stated in the words: Hudallil-Muttaqeen (Guidance for the God-fearing people).These aims are so good that nothing like them can be found anywhere.God ha8 willed it that all the excellences that various prophets had severally, be combined together in the person of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.Likewise all the eternal truths that were to be found in all the scriptures be collected in the Holy Quran.Also the good points that the followers of other prophets had individually should be given collectively to the followers of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.It is the will of God that we should inherit all these excellences.Here, this also should be kept in mind that just as :the excellences that He wants us to inherit are great so also He has granted us talents, for, if He had not given us such talents we would not have been able to inculcate these exce- llences in our persons.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.326) THE LOSS OF FAITH The Wali-ullah ·are the people whom God the Almighty has got closer to Himself; the word Wali means 'the one who 31

is near'.These are the people who as if they see God face to face.As for others, they have a curtain in between them and it is as if a wall is there in front of them.How can these two people be alike? One of them has no curtain before him; God the Almighty has given him eyes and He has also given him insight-the insight which guides him in all his words and deeds; he is not like the sightless who goes about stumbling here and there.It is as if God descends on his heart and at every step of his, He guides him.The darkness of the Satan dare not approach him, rather, the darkness is burnt to ashes and everything becomes visible to him with all the possible clarity.Whatever he says, it is all based on spiritual experience and he expounds the secrets of the Unseen.Whatever inter- pretation of a particular Hadees he gives, that and that alone is correct, for, he can hear those words direct from the Holy· Prophet, Sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, and thus, that Hadees takes the form of his own narration, whereas others have to lean on narrations of no less than three hundred and three years.How can these two be compared favourably.All that the Wali-ullah possesses is a treasure ofthe com- prehension of God, pure and enlightened.But he who opposes him and rejects all that he says-it is as if he has decided that he will oppose the Wali-ullah in everything that he will say- gets the bricks of his wall of God-realisation falling down.When one person is showing the right path and the other is rejecting all that he says, the result will be that the latter will be rejecting the total sum of beliefs mentioned in the Holy Quran and ultimately he will have lost faith in the very existence of God.That is, he will lose his faith.(Malfoozat Voi.I, p.332) 32

FRIENDS OF GOD There are a lot of people ii1 the world who live a vulgar and luxurious life: they crave fo1 t I 1e worldly honour and wealth anJLJU.,UPerties.The whole of their life, they remain occupied in vain struggles and ambitions and they continue planning for it.They do it, till the last breath of theirs.These people had also been given talents and had they.used them properly, they would have attained to the truth.God has not acted niggardly towards anyone whosoever.Blessed is he who puts the talents, granted by God, to their proper use.There are many people who, when they are told to fear God and obey His commandments, retort by saying: Are we going to be a Wall (a friend of God).This kind of utterance is no less than heresy: it is thinking evil of God.It is only the worldly Governments that are short of jobs; that is not the case with God.Whoever has a true relationship with God can have His blessings that were vouchsafed to the Truthful iii the past.God has called His beloved people ''Wali" and is it any difficult for Him to make Walis.Not at all.It is easy for Him to make Walls.What is required in this respect is that man should advwce towards Him with sincerity and steadfastness.No difficulty should make him waver.When a man has true relation with God and he becomes pure and pious and gets himself away from all that displeases God then God also introduces a relationship with him and comes closer to him.But if on the other hand somebody goes farther away from God and adopts dirty ways of life, God does not care for him.He says: Falamma Zaghoo azaghallaho qoloobahum 33

When they became crooked, God proclaimed their hearts to have become crooked.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.335) SINCERE LOVE FOR GOD Some people think that crying before God does not avail anything at all.But this idea is very wrong.This type of people do not have any faith in the existence and omni- potence of God.Had they possessed real and true faith they would have never dared express this opinion.Whenever a man has come to God and has repented sincerely, he has invariably been the receipient of the grace of God.Somebody has said it very correc'tly "There has never been a lover who has not been attended to by his beloved.Of course; "0, Master, you don't have the pain, otherwise the physician is there." God wishes you to come to Him with a pure heart, of course, the condition is that you should be what He likes you to be; you should bring about the change in yourself which makes a man worthy of going into the presence of God.I tell you the truth that God the Almighty has wonderful powers and His grace and blessings are limitless but you should have the eye of love to see them..If someone has sincere love for Him.He accepts his prayers much and bes- to'Ws His succour on him.· (Malfoozat Vol I, p.338) THE FOUR RANKS It should never be forgotten that some parts of the ·Holy Quran explain some others; they are like a commentary on those parts.Something is mentioned briefly at one place and the details of it are given at another place as if it is the 34

commentary on that part which is briefly mentioned.Siratallazina an-amta-alaihim The path of those on w horn you have bestowed your blessings Something has been stated here briefly.At' another place it has been stated in a fuller detail.r Min-annabiyyina was-siddfqina wash-shohadai was- salihina from among the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous.Mun-am alaihim (Ori whom blessings are bestowed) are of four types.The Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous.All these four ranks are brought together in the person f the prophets, for, prophethood is a high excellence.It is the duty of every human being to try to attain to these ranks through the rightful method of struggle; he should adopt the way shown by the Holy Prophet through his practi- cal example.I should also like to tell you that there are many people who have devised their own methods to attain to these ranks, to have communion with God, but the fact remains that all methods other than those adopted by the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, are meaningless.Whose experience· of the true path of "Munam Alaihim" (on whom blessings have been bestowed) can be better than that of the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, in whom were perfected the excellences of the prophethood.The path that he adopted was the most correct and the shortest one.To devise another method-and to leave this one-however pleasing it might 35

seem to be, is to tread the path o.f destruction.This is what God has revealed "to me.(Malfoozat Vol.I, p.340) SUPREME ~CELLENCE OF SIDDIQUE The philosophy of the supreme excellence.of the Siddique (The TruthfUI) is.that when he finding himself weak and indigent, says Jyyaka Na'bodo-as much as lies in his power-he adopts truthfulness and abandons falsehood; he moves far away from all the dirt that is linked with falsehood; he makes up his mind that he will never tell a lie, he will never bear a false witness; he will not tell a lie even if he is overpowered by sentiments; neither for any good cause nor for doing an evil deeci, he will ever tell a lie; having reached this stage, it is as if he has in a way acted upon Iyyaka - Na'bodo.This act of his is an excellent act of worship.Iyyaka Na'bodo is followed by Jyyaka nasta'een.Even if he does not utter these words (iyyaka nasta'een).God the Ahnighty who is the Fountainhead of all Bounty and Truth- fulness, definitely helps him.He will also clarify the principles of truthflllness and the matter-of-factness.For example,every- body knows that the trader who follows good prmciples and acts truthfully and honestly, will get hundreds of thousands of rupees' increase to his one penny that he will invest.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.350) MAN IS HELPLESS Nobody can do anything without the grace and help of God, but when a man is drawn towards Him and gets him- self annihilated in His Being, he does the kind of things that can be called God's work and then excellent lights begin to shine on him.36

So far as the weakness of the man is concerned, it is almost limitless.He cannot move even one step without the grace and the help of God.I am quite confident that if he is not helped by God, he cannot even tie his trousers after easing himself.The physicians say that there is a disease which kills the man through sneezing (i.e.the man sneezes and he is no more).The fact is that man is a collection of weaknesses and that is why God says: Kholiqal Insana Za-eefa man has been created weak.There is nothing that lies in his hands.He has not got as many parts of his body as he has got diseases.He being a target of so many weaknesses, his security lies in nothing but in his being straight-forward with his God.He should become His true and sincere servant and for this he must adopt perfect truthfulness.Even the physical system depends upon truthful- ness.Those who abandon it and make falsehood their shield are very much mistaken.It iS quite possible that somebody may have temporary gain by telling lies but it is sure that it blackens the heart and he is eaten up from within as the white ants eat up things from within.One has to tell many lies to cover up one lie which has to be given a tinge of' truth.Thus his moral and spiritual talents are eroded from within and he reaches a stage where he begins to fabricate against God and belies His Messengers; he is then marked by God as an unjust person, as he says : Man Azlamo mimmaniftra alallhi Kaziban au Kazzaba bi-ayatihee Who is more unjust than the person who fabricates lies against God.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.352) 37

THE STAGE OF MARTYRDOM God the Almighty says in the Holy Quran: Wa la-nablo-wanna-kum bi-shai-im-minal Khaufi Wal- jooi We will continue trying you; sometimes We will frighten you: sometimes We will cause you hunger; sometimes We will cause you the loss of wealth and fruits.Here, the "fruits" include the children also; moreover it is possible that a crop may have been prepared with great hardship and when it is ripe it may burn to ashes in no time.Or some othei: things for which one has toiled a lot may produce no results.In short there are various types of trials and troubles with which a man may be afflicted and all this is a test from God.The people who, in these circumstances, resign themselves to the Will of God and bow down before His destiny, they only say: Inna lillahi wa inna tlaihi rajioon Verily we are for God and to Him we have to return and they say it with no grudge in their hearts.They do not complain as to why these things have happened to them.It is about this type of people that God says: Olatka alaihim salawatun These are the very people who are specially blessed by God.He shows them the way in their difficulties.You should remember that God is very Merciful and Benevolent and who- ever resigns to His Will is never left without His succour.38

This is the stage where God wishes the man to accept whatever He brings his way.There is another stage: Udoonee astajib-lakum Call on Me, I will answer you.(Here, God promises that He would do what His servant would tell Him.'f.he Martyr is at the first stage where, with all pleasure, he accepts what- ever God gives him.Any pain that is.caused to hirn is like a reward from his Friend (God the Almighty).(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.368) LA ILAHA ILLALLAH AND BRA VERY The Muslims are urged to be saying La ilaha illallah, for, without this, they cannot become brave.When a man says La ilaha illallah he· begins to realise the truth of the authority of all the rulers, officers, opponents, friends as being futile.He thus acts bravely and there is none who can frighten him.....Spiritual insight is also something worth- while.A Jew saw the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; had a look at him and remarked that he could see the signs of prophethood in him.Likewise, when the Christians were called to ·a prayer duel they rejected the offer, for, their adviser told them that what he saw in his (the Holy Prophet) face was that if he· asked the mountain to move, it would definitely move away from its place.(Malfoozat, Vol.1, p.374) PROMISES OF GOD The fact is that God has given promises of great things to the Muttaqis (those who are righteous).What else can be greater than friendship of God? Those who are not Muttaqi and yet they claim to have attained to the nearness of God, 39

make a false claim-they are not Muttaqi; they are living a life of sin and perpetrating acts of injustice and cruelty by telling others that they are Wali and that they have attained to the nearness of God; they must first fulfil the condition of being a Muttaqi.(Malfoozat Vol.1, ~- 401) TAQWA AND HELP OF GOD God has set another condition also; we might call it a Sign of the Muttaqis.Jnnallaha ma-allazeenat-taqau Allah is with the people ·who are righteous (i.e.Muttaqi).These· are the people who have the communion of God i.e.who are the recipients of the help of God.It is the help of God that can be considered to be a proof of some one being a Muttaqi.Firstly, it was the door· of Walayat (friendship) that was closed; now the door of the help of God is also closed (that is these doors are closed to the people who are not Muttaqi).You.should remember that the help of God· is never vouchsafed to unclean and the evil-doers.Only the Muttaqis are recipient of the help of God.When a man is burdened with hardships and troubles and he stands in need of getting his requirements fulfilled, it is only his Taqwa through which he can be relieved.The solution for his straitened circumstances also lies in Taqwa.God says: -manyat-taqillaha yaj-al lahoo makhraja wa yarzoqho min haiso la yahtasib.God the Almighty makes out a way for the Muttaqi to be relieved of his difficul- ties and He makes the arrangement for his riddance from the Unseen.He provides him from the source that he can never come to know.What does a man ·wish for in this world? His greatest wish always is that he should live a comfortable life.For this, there is only one way open to him and that is the way of 40

Taqwa; in other words, it is called the way of the Holy Quran or the Siraat-i-Mustaqeem.Let nobody think that the Disbelievers also possess a lot of wealth and they also live a comfortable life rather, they are engrossed in luxuries which make them intoxicated.I tell you the truth, these people seem to be happy, to those who are very mean, who can look only at the surface of the things.The fact is that they have a sort of burning and they are always involved in troubles.You have only seen their faces; I look to their hearts.It is as if they are chained and they are burning.God says: inna a'tadna lilkaajireena salaa- silanwa aghlaalanwa saeera.They cannot tum to virtue.They are so burdened under the chains that they seem to be worse than the beasts.They are looking towards the worldly gains and they always incline towards the earth.In the heart of their heart they have a burning.If their amassed wealth decreases or they do not achieve the desired success, they are greatly despaired and they feel a sort of burning.At times, while passing throvgh this kind of circumstances they run mad and knock the door of the courts.There is no doubt about it that he who only cares for the worldly gains (he who is irreli- gious) is always having a sort of burning; he lacks satisfaction and contentment.It is just like an alcoholic who takes one peg and asks for another.He feels a sort of burning.Same is the case of the person who cares for nothing but the worldly gains.His fire of greed cannot be quenched even for a moment.The real happiness is the lot of Muttaqi alone to whom God has promised two paradises.A Muttaqi can find happiness in thatched hut while a worldly person cannot get \t in grand and huge castles.The more he gets the more of troubles he has to confront with.You must remember that the true happiness is never the 41

lot of a worldly person.Do not think that abundance of wealth and.gorgeous dresses are the source of happiness.It definitely is not so.The fountainhead of true happiness is Taqwa.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p; 401 - 403) BE GOOD AND DO GOOD Before you say something, you should think over it well and try to understand what the consequenee of saying that thing is going to be.You should also be sure whether Islam permits you to say that or not.Unless you have thought over in this vein you should.not say anything.It is better to keep silent if the talk has to create disorder.But this also does not behove a Believer that he should hesitate to tell the truth.He should not mind the taunts of the people nor should he fear anyo1te to tell the truth, or to bear a witness in favour of the truth.Look at the Holy p'rophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.When he Claimed to be a prophet, everybody began to oppose him but he did not mind the opposition even for a moment.So much so that when the people pressed his uncle Abu Talib and he talked to him (the P.rophet) about this matter, the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, told him point blank that he would not desist from preaching what he thought was true whether he would side with him or not.Just as it is vitally important that one should not say anything that is displeasing to God, so also it is essential that one must talk when it comes to telling the truth.Ya'moroona bil ma'roof wa yanhauna ani(munkar (i.e.they tell others to do good and not to do evil.deeds).This is what.behoves Believers.Before one tells others to do good and to shun evil, it is vitally important that one should himself be doil).g good and avoiding evil; he should display his power to do good so that he can influence others as he likes.42

You should take note of it that the tongue must never be checked froin telling others to do good and to avoid evil.Of course, one must take note of the appropriate occasion and one must talk in a very nice manner i.e.one must talk in kind and simple words that can be easily understood.It should be noted that it is a great sin to talk against Taqwa.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.404) WHO ARE ABDAAL? You should know that as a man goes on bringing about a change in his life, he ·moves into the category of Abdaal.The secrets of the significance of the Holy Quran are not revealed to any one unless he joins the category of Abdaal.The generality of the people have mis-understood the meaning of the word Abdaal and they have given it various interpre- tations.Whereas the fact is that Abdaal are the people who bring about a pious change in their lives, the change which removes the darkness of the sin and clears off the rust.The kingdom of the Satan in demolished and their heart becomes the seat of God the Almighty.Thereafter they become the recipients of power from the Holy Spirit and they are vouch- safed the Grace of God.I give you the good news that whoever from among you bring about a pious change in their lives, will become Abdaal.If a man moves towards God, God's grace comes forward to hold his hand.It is quite true-and I should like to impress it upon uou that no amount of cleverness can make a man know the secrets of the Holy Quran.It is not enough to have a sharp brain, to attract the knowledge of the Holy Quran.The real source of this knowledge is Taqwa.God Himself is the Teacher of the Muttaqi.That is why the Prophets are mostly unlettered.And that also is the reason why the Holy Prophet has been called Ummi (unlettered).(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.408) 43

WHEN FORGNENESS IS EXPEDIENT Forgiveness is a moral quality.One has to see whether the other person deserves to be forgiven or not.The offenders are of two types.Some are such that their offence annoys the person but they des.erve to be pardoned.There are others who when they are pardoned become still more offensive and might do some harm.For example, there is a servant who is very pious and obedient.He brings tea and it so happens that he stumbles against something and the cup of tea breaks into pieces; the tea is also spilt on the master.If this master gets up to beat the servant and scolds him bitterly, it would be nothing less than foolishness.This is the occasion when the master should pardon the servant, for, he has not broken the cup (and thrown the tea on the master) by mischief.If the servant is pardoned he would be ashamed of what he did and he would be niore careful in future.But if there is a servant who breaks the cups everyday and causes IOss to his master, he should be punished and that would be an act of mercy for him.That is the significance of Mimma razaq naahum yunfiqoon.Every Believer has to decide himself~as to what the occasion demands.He has to spend what he thinks is expedient.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.418) CONTROL YOURSELF Who has told our friends that they have a long life to live? Nobody knows when the death would approach.It is,.therefore, expedient that whatever the tim~ a man is granted, should be utilised in the best possible manner.This time would not come back; it is only the stories that will be left behind.As for myself I have so much of control over myself and God the Alniighty has made my self such a Muslim that 44

if some one continues hurling the dirty abuses on me-and that, too in my face-for a whole year, it is he who will have to be ashamed and he will have to admit that he could not move me from my place i.e., he could not get me excited.The fact is that nothing happens on this earth unless it has been decided on the heavens.Nothing can be done unless it is willed by God the Almighty and He does not let His servants be humiliated nor does He let them go waste.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.436) SYMPATHY FOR THE TROUBLED As for me, if I am offering my prayers (Salat) and I hear the voice of someone who is in pain, I like to stop praying and do whatever I can for that person and to show him sy- mpathy as much as lies in my power.It is not good morals that one should not help a brother who is in trouble.If there is nothing that you can do for him, you can at least pray for him.What to talk of our own people, even the others-and the Hindus-should be treated nicely and sympathetically.One should never display carelessness, in this sort of things.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.442) CONTINUE PURIFYING YOURSELF The Holy Quran says: Qad aflaha man Zakkaha that is, he who purifies himself attains to salvation.And purification of self demands that one should keep the com- pany of the righteous people and come close to the virtuous ones; that helps a great deal.One should get rid of lies and bad manners and he who is walking on the (straight) path should be asked the way.One should also continue removing 45

one's short-comings gradually.Just as the writing cannot be perfected without correcting it all the time, the moral also cannot be perfect unless one continues removing the short- comings.Man is such an animal that he can stay on the righ1 path only if he continues purifying himself all the time.If that is not done he can be led astray at any time.(Malfoozat Vol.1, p.443) 46

VOLUME II

BRINGING UP CHILDREN As for me, beating of the children is an act which can be termed as a sort of Shirk (associating others with.God).It actually means that the ill-tempered person makes himself a partner of God in giving guidance and sustaiiiing the creat- ures.When a quick tempered person punishes someone, he gets so much excited that he turns himself into an enemy and administers punishment many times more than the offence calls for.Only such a person has the right to punish the.child to a certain extent, as maintains self respect to control himself and is forbearing and dignified; such a one can scold the child.But he who is quick tempered, undignified and lacking in wisdom has no right that he should be entrusted the duty of upbringing and training the children.I wish that the people could pray for the children just as they are anxious to punish them.They should make it part and parcel of their duties that they pray for the children fervently; the prayers of the parents for their children are particularly.accepted by God.There are certain prayers which are a daily routine with me.(1) I pray for myself that God may let me do the kind of things that would manifest His honour and Grandeur and He may make me fully resigned to His will.(2) I pray for my wife that He may grant me children through her, who may prove to be the coolness of my eyes 49

and who may live- their lives in perfect accordance with the will of God.(3) I pray for my children that God may make all of them, servants of His religion.(4) I pray for my friends, by naming all of them in- dividually.(5) I pray for all those who are connected with this Dispensatiou.-whether I know them personally or I do not know them.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.4) SERVICE OF RELIGION If somebody tells me of a single word which can be used to support religion, I take it as more precious than the bags full of pearls and jewels.He who 1ikes me to love him, and he who wishes that it should become easy for me to pray for him very fervently, let him assure me that he has the capability of becoming a servant of religion: My love for everything is for God's sake, be they my wife and children or friends.My relations with all of them are for the sake of God.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.7) PLEDGE OF FRIENDSHIP My way of life is such that he who becomes a friend of mine, might change any.way, I do not cut myself off from him.Of course, if he cuts himself off, I can do nothing about it.If a friend of mine drinks and gets intoxicated and falls down in the Bazar (market place) and there is a crowd of people around him, I will not fear anyon~ (as to what the people might say) and I will carry him away from there.The pledge of friendship is a great thing and it should not be 50

broken for no good reason.However unpleasant might be something that a friend does, it should be overlooked and borne with forbearance.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.8) INSIGHT OF BELIEVERS I am quite confident that no hypocricy is to be found in my Jamaat and the insight of the members of my Jamaat has not erred in joining me, for, I am the same towards whose.advent the insight has drawn the attention to join.But those who have not joined me are deprived of this Bpunty.Insight is like a Karamat (miracle).This word Karamat is also read as Karamit.When it is read as Karamat, it means riding a horse.A believer rides himself through his insight and with dexterity.God grants him a light and with this light he can see the path that he has to tread on.That is why the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, has said: Ittaqoo firasatal Momini fa innahoo yanzoro bi-noori- llahi "You should fear the insight of a believer, for, he sees with the light of God." It is a decisive Proof of the insight of our Jamaat that they have recognised the light of God.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.26) HOLY PROPHET AND EIDUZ-ZUHA Today is the Eiduz-Zuha.This Eid is celebrated in a month which is the last of the Islamic months.The next month is Muharram and with that starts the new year.That this Eid is celebrated in the month which concludes the Islamic calendar (or a period) is a fact of great importance.51

It indicates.its relevance to the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, and the Messiah who was to appear.What is that relevance? One, the Roly Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, is the Prophet of the latter days and his bless- ed person and the time of his appearance were, as if, the time of Eid-uz-Zuha.Every Muslim child knows that the Holy Prophet is the Nabi-i-Aakhiruz-Zaman (the Prophet of the latter days).And this month (the month of Eiduz-Zuha) is also Aakhirush-shohoor (the· last of the months).That is why (I say) that this month has a relevance to the life and the time of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.The second relevance is that this month is known as the month of sacrifices.The Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, also appeared to give a perfect example of sacrifice.Just as you people slaughter goats, camels, cows and ewes, human beings were also slaughtered in the way of Allah the Almighty thirteen centureis ago; that was real and true Eiduz- Zuha and that really was the time when the light of Zuha was shown to the world.The sacrifices that the people now make by slaughtering the animals are not the kernel; they are the shell.They are not the soul, they are the body (flesh and bones).In this age of comfort and ease, the Eid is celebrated with great joy and.happiness, and luxury.The women wear their jewellery (all that they have), the men put on their best clothes and arrange for the best available food.This day is considered to be a day of enjoyment and comfort; even the most niggardgly person takes meat on this day.So far as the Kashmiris are concerned, it can be said that their stomachs become, so to say, the graves of the goats; the others also do not lag behind.In short, Eid has come to mean a day of making fun and indulging in all sorts of sports.Alas the people do not pay 52

heed to the real significance of this day.(Malfoo1.at Vol.II, p.31, 32) VICTORY AND RAHEEMIYYAT Islam is like a child in the lap of God; He it is who does everything for it; He makes the necessary arrangements and provides whatever it needs.There is no human being (any creature) who lays it under obligation.The word Raheem refers to the one who does not let the efforts go waste; the opposite of it is that one should continue struggling and find no result of his efforts.God the Almighty displayed His Raheemiyyat in the case of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, and it was very conspicuous.There was not a single battle fought by the Holy Prophet which he did not win.In fact, he struggled a little and he was rewarded amply.His victories flashed like the lightning; the victory of Syria and Egypt are the examples.There has never been a man in the whole history of man- kind who was so successful and who won victories like the Holy Prophet, Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.{Malfoozat Vol.2, p.45) MUTUAL LOVE AND SYMPATHY I have spoken about the unity and mutual love among the men;-bers of the Jamaat many a time and I have been telling you that you should remain united and have mutual concord.This is what God had instructed Muslims to do.He had commanded them to be like one person otherwise they would become weak and the people would know of it.The Muslims have been instructed to stand shoulder to shoulder 53

while praying in congregation and that also is meant to ai;hieve unity.The good of one penetrates into the other like the electric current.If there· are dissensions instead of unity, that would ultimately bring bad luck.The Holy Prophet, sallallabo alaihi wa sallam, has said: ''You should love one another.You should pray for one an- other in absence of others.If somebody prays for another person who is not present, the Angel says: let this prayer be accepted in your favour also: How wonderful it is.If the prayer of the man who is praying is not accepted the Angel's prayer will.I advise you that there should be no dissension among you.I have come with only two points: One, you should firmly believe in the Oneness of God and two, you should inculcate mutual love and sympathy.You should live the kind of life that will be no less than a miracle.This is the change that the Companions of the Holy Prophet had effected in their lives.Kun tum a 'da-an fa-allafa baina qoloobikum (You were enemies, then He brought your hearts to- gether).You should remember that this bringing of the hearts close to one another is a miracle.Keep it in view that unless every- one of you likes for his brother what he likes for himself, you cannot be a member of my Jamaat.Such a person is undergoing a trial and his end is not going to be good.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.48) 54

BE WITH THE LIVING AND NOT THE DEAD I hate it very much that help should be sought from the dead people.This is done by those who are weak of Faith; it is they who turn their attention to the dead while they run away from the living people.God the Almighty says that when Prophet Joseph was alive they continued rejecting him, but the day he passed away, they started saying that the pi:o- phethood had come to an end, with his passing away from the world.God has nowhere instructed the people to go to the dead (i.e.to the graves of the dead to ask for their needs), rather he has commanded: Koonoo ma-assadiq_een (You should keep the company of the Truthful persons).and told the people to be in the company of the living people.That is why I ask my friends to be visitng this place frequently.God knows that my asking the friends to come here is in their own interest and I do so taking pity on them and it is a sort of sympathy on my part.I tell you the truth that o~ faith cannot be all right unless one keeps the company of a person who can be called "Man of the Faith".(Malfoozat Vol.II p.53) WORSHIP AND HELP The Holy Quran has laid stress on lyyaka na"bodo wa iyyaka nastaeen (Thee alone do we worship and from Thee alone we ask for help).55

First, it mentions the Attributes of God viz Rab (the Susta- iner), Rahman (the one who gives without our asking for our needs), Raheem (the one who is Most Merciful and produces good results of our actions), Malik-i-Yaumid Deen (the Master of the Day of Judgment) and then teaches us to say Iyyaka na 'bodo wa iyyaka nastaeen i.e.Thee alone do we worship and from Thee alone do we ask for help.This shows that really and truly it is God from whom help should be sought.This position cannot be given to any human being, animal, cattle or the birds-none that exists in any part of the universe.Of course, in a secondary position, this right can be ascribed to the Godly people.We should not set things as we like them; we should remain within the fold of what God and His Messenger say.This is what is called Siratal Mustaqeem The Right Path.We can fully understand this thing through the words La, ilaha illallaho Mohammadur Rasoolullah The first part of it shows that only God should be our Beloved, the One whom we worship and the One whom we seek after, and the second part of it shows the significance of the Mess- engership of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.54) SYMPATHY OF THE HOLY PROPHET (There is difference between an ordinary messenger and a Messenger who comes from God).In the case of the 56

Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, this difference is identified in the second portion of La ilaha illallaho Moha- mmadur-Rasoolullah.The ordinary messengers just deliver the message and they think that is the end of their assignment; they do not bother whether the people act upon the message or not.In other words, their message (or the delivery of the message) reaches the ears and that is the end of it, on the other hand the message of those who are commissioned by God reaches the ears and at the same time, through their spiritual influence, they make it reach the hearts also.This kind of attraction and courage is given to a man only when he comes under the mantle of God; then he finds a sort of excitement within himself to sympathise with the people and to strive for their welfare.The Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, had it more than every other Prophet.That is why he could not bear to see the people burdened under the hardships.God says (in the Holy Quran) A.zeezun alaihi ma anittum; this Messenger cannot see you in distress; it is hard on him.He is always anxious to see that you people are greatly benefited.Putting all these things together it can be easily grasped that first God sends His succot1r and then comes the turn of the one who is commissioned by Him.It is God who grants them the urge to do good to the people; they struggle for it like a mother who feeds her baby with her milk, rather, more than that, for, the mother is not Mozakki (the one who puri- fies).It is they who are referred to in the verse Koonoo ma- assadiqeen (you should keep the company of the truthful).' (Malfoozat Vol.2, p.55-56) LIVING RELIGION Islam is a living religion.The God is living and He sus- tains the lives of others.How.can He love the dead.This 57

Living and Sustaining God grants life again and again.Yohyil arza ba'da mautiha "Gives life to the earth after it has died." Does He give life after the people have linked themselves with the dead.No He does not do that.It is this very Living and Sustaining God who has taken the responsibility of guarding the Holy Quran, in the words: Inna lahoo la-hafizoon We are its guardians Thus in every Age this religion gets life through the living ones and it gives life to the dead.You should remember that in this religion the living people appear at every step.Then He (God) says: Summa fussilat "Then it has been explained." One explanation (proof) is to be found in the Holy Quran itself.The other will continue to be given till the Day of Resurrection.(Malfoozat.Vol.II, p.63) WHAT IS IBADAT God says : Alla ta'bodoo illallah; You must not worship anyone other than God.The fact is that the object of the creation of man is that he shouid worship God.At another place God says: wa ma khalaqtul jinna wal insa ilia li-ya'- bodoon.Jbadat (worship) really means that one should do away with hard-heartedness and crookedness and make the 58

land of his heart so clear that it should resemble the land cleared by a farmer (to sow).The Arabs says; Moor Moaddab; to pulverize as the antimony fit to be used for the eyes; Llkewise, when there is no stone, or pebble in the heart and the land (of the heart) is so smooth as if it is nothing but the soul-then of course it can be called Ibadat (worship).If a mirror is cleaned like this, we can see our face in it, and if a piece of land is cleared like this we sow different kinds of fruit plants in it.Thus, the man who has been created to worship God can see Him in his heart only if he cleans the heart and leaves no crookedness, ups and downs and stones, big or small, therein.I say it repeatedly that the trees of the love of God will grow in it and they will flourish and give sweet and health- giving fruits and they will confirm the truth of the ~ords okoloha da-i-mun.This is the stage which brings the journey of the Sufis to an end and when they reach it, they find God all around and nothing else.The heart of the salik (the one who walks on this path) becomes the Arsh (the Seat of God), and God descends on it.All the journeys come to an end here.This is the stage where the act of worship is on the right lines; here the gardens of spirituality begin to flourish; one can see God as one sees something in the mirror.This il the stage where man finds the paradise in this very world and it is here that he enjoys hazallazi roziq_na min qablo wa otoo bihee motashabiha this is what we were given before; and they were given their kind.In short, the real stage of worship is lbadat (worship in the real sense of the word).(M.alfoozat Vol.II, p.64-65) 59

ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS Wa anistagh-firoo Rabbakum summa tooboo ilaihi "And if you ask for forgiveness from your Lord and then you turn to Him".You should remember that this Umma has been granted two things.One is to obtain strength and the other is for a practi- cal display of that strength.In order to obtain strength, "Istighfar has been given to the Muslims, which in other words can be called asking for help (Istimdad and Istianat ).The mystics say that just as one gets physical strength through exercise (exercise with dumbles and other things) so also it can be said that Istighfar is the means of exercise for spiritual strength.It gives strength to the soul and also grants stead- fastness to the hearts-whoever wishes to gain strength should be doing Istighfar (i.e.he should be asking for the forgiveness of his sins).Ghafara means to cover up or press down.With I~tighfar one tries to cover up or press down the low passions which keep him away from,God.Thus Istighfar actually means that one should try to press down (and put an end to) the poisonous matter which attacks the man to ruin him, and thus getting away from what stands between him and his God, he should act upon His Commandments.This should also be remembered that there are two kinds of matters to be found in human beings.One, the poisonous matter and, two, the elixir.The poisonous matter is handled by the Satan.When a man shows ,pride and begins to think that he is somebody very important, and he does not ask for help from the fountain of elixir, then' the poisonous matter overpowers him, but when he humbles himself and begins to realise that he is nobody and of no importance and feels the need for seeking after the help of God, then a fountain 60

is made to flow and his soul begins to melt.This is what lstighfar is, that is, he overpowers the poisonous matter and does so by receiving the power from God.In short, it means that you should constantly worship God.First you should obey the Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.Second, you should always ask for help from God.Of course, first and foremost you should ask for help from God and when you have got it, then you should: Tooboo ilaihi Then you should turn to Him.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.68) SYMPATHY THROUGH PRAYER You should remember that sympathy is of three kinds.One, physical two, financial and three, in the form of prayer.The third kind does not need money or strength to be used, but its beneficence is very extensive.So far as physical sym- pathy is concerned it can be shown only when one is strong enough to do so, for example, a weak wounded person cannot be helped by someone who is not physically strong.Likewise, unless a man has got money with him, he cannot help a helpless, penniless hungry person.How can such a person show sympathy.But so far as sympathy with prayer is concerned, it neither requires money nor physical strength.As long as a man is a man (i.e.he knows that he is human being) he can pray for the other and prove to be.beneficial to him.The sphere of good that can accrue from this kind of sympathy is very wide and if a person does not make use of this sym- pathy, he is certainly very unfortunate.61

I have said it that physical and financial sympathy has limitations but that is not the case with the prayer.My own way of thinking is that so far as the prayer is concerned, even the enemies should not be excluded from it.The more extensive the prayer is, the greater is the benefit derived by the one who prays.The more a person is niggardly in the matter of his prayers, the farther he gets away from God.The fact is that the man who limits the Bounty of God-which is very extensive-has a very weak faith.One of the great ad- vantages in praying for others is that it prolongs the life.God has promised in the Holy Quran that those who do good to others live longer.He says: Amma ma yanfa-onnasa f a-yamkoso fil-arz The other kinds of sympathy being limited ones, it is.the prayer that can be termed as a continuous charity.It is with the prayer that we can be benefited most.(Malfoozat Vol.II, 73) KEY TO GOOD DEEDS Some people, on seeing a beggar, become peevish and if they have maulviyyat (dry theologianism) in them, they begin to tell the beggar what their religion says about begging.Imposing 0'1 him their maulviyyat, they even use harsh words.What a pity, these people do not understand, and in fact it is as if they cannot understand, at all.This understanding is given to good-natured and pious-hearted people.They do not realise that if the beggar, despite the fact that he is quite healthy has come out to beg, he is committing a sin against himself; but it is not a sin to give him something.The Hadees even tells us this much that if a man comes to you to beg and he is riding a horse, you should give him something.The Holy 62

Quran says: wa ammassaa-i-la fala tanhar: you should not scold the beggar.There is no indication here as to what kind of beggar should not be scolded-and what kind of beggar may be scolded.You should remember never to scold a beggar, for doing so, sows the seed of an immorality.Good morals demand that one should not hastily get annoyed with the beggar.It is the satan who wants to keep you away from virtue by making you annoyed with the beggar; he (the satan) wants to make you the inheritor of evil.You should ponder over this fact: do one good deed, and you will find that you are enabled to follow it with an- other good deed.Likewise, if you do one evil deed, you will follow it with another evil deed.It is just as one thing absorbs another.This process of absorbing one thing by the other is to be found in all the actions of the man; so God has destined it to be.When a man will show kindness to a beggar and will thus make a moral charity' he will be able to do another good deed-and that is that he will be able to give something to the beggar.Good morals are key to other good deeds, and those who do not keep their morals right, ultimately become devoid of good deeds altogether.(Malfoozat, Vol.II, p.75) MORALS OF THE HOLY PROPHET T.!:J.e honour of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, is greater than the honour of all others.It was he who revived the world once again.So far as Arabia is concerned, adultery, drunkenness and warring with one another were their main features.They had shed the blood of the rights of the fellow-beings (i.e.they had put an end to the ide!i that they 63

owed any duties or rights to other~).Sympathy and well- wishing had been wiped out.And it is not only the rights of the fellow beings that were trampled, the rights of God had also been covered up in still a greater darkness.The stones, the plants and the stars had been given the attributes of God the Almighty.Various types of,atheism were prevalent.Weak human beings and even their private parts were being wor- shipped.Were a good-natured person to picture this situation before his eyes, he would find a very dreadful scene oftyrrany.It is one side of the human body that is paralysed, but this paralysis had affected both the sides (of the body of huma- nity).There was total disorder in the land.Peace and security were not to be found either on the land or on the sea.Let us look at the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, in that dark age.It was he who put the two sides of the scale right.He put the rights of the human beings as well as the rights of God, in their proper place.One can realise the excellence of the morals of the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, by looking at the dark age in which he lived (and the changes that he brought about).His opponents tortured him and his followers-and this torture was really great-yet when he had the power to do to them whatever he liked, he showed great magnanimity.No hardship can be thought of which Abu Jahl and his companions did not place in the way of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam.The poor Muslim ladies were tied to the camels and the camels made to run to opposite sides; thus splitting the bodies of those Muslim ladies; their only offence was that they had believed in la ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah).Despite all this, the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, exercised 64

patience and when Mecca was conquered, he forgave all of them by saying: la tasreeba alaikumul yauma.How great is the excellence of these morals; it is not to be met with in any other prophet.Allahumma salli alaa Mohammadin.......in short you should have high morals, for, that is the key to virtuous deeds.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.79, 80) GOOD OF THIS WORLD Let nobody think that one should have nothing to do with this world; this is not what I mean.And God also does not forbid the people to acquire worldly gains, rather, Islam restrains its followers from cutt"ing oneself off fro.m the world.1his is cowardice.The wider the relations of the believer with the world, the higher are the ranks that he attains to, for, his target is 'religion'; the world and its belong- ings are the servants of religion.The truth is that the acquisition of the worldly gains should not be the sole aim; the real aim should be the acqui- sition of religion.One should acquire the worldly gains in a way that they can serve the religion.It is as if a man is travelling from one place to the other; he needs a transport and the provision for the journey.As every one can understand, the target of this person is to reach the destination and not the transport or the provision.One should acquire the gains of the world keeping before him the aim of making them the servant of religion.God the Almighty has taught us the prayer: Rabbana aatina fiddunya hasanatan wa fil aakhirati hasanatan.Here, it is ''this world" that precedes.But what is meant by "this world".It is hasanatuddunya: that become-the cause of hasa- naat in the next world.Tilis prayer makes it quite clear that the good of the next world must be kept in view while acquir- 65

ing the good of this world.Moreover the words hasanatu- ddunya draw our attention to all the best means of the acqui- sition of the good of this world that a believer is expected to use in his worldly affairs.You should acquire the worldly gains through such means as are good in themselves and not the means that put others to hardships; these means should also not bring any shame for you.The acquisition of the worldly gains in this way will definitely become the cause of pod in the next world.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.91) DO NOT SIT HANDSFOLDED You should remember that he who dedicates his life for the cause of God doe~ not become slack nor does he sit down handsfolded.No.Never.Rather such a person becomes more energetic and cleverer than ever before.Slackness does not touch him in the least.Amaar bin Khuzaina reports in the Hadees that Hazrat Umar (may God be pleased with him) asked his father what had stopped him from planting trees in his garden.The father replied th:at it was old age and he felt that he would die soon.Hazrat Umar (may God be pleased with him) told him that he must plant the trees.Then he (Amaar) saw that Hazrat Umar joined hands with his father and planted trees in the land.The Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, always sought refuge of Allah against slackness.I say it to you re- peatedly that you should never become slack.God does not say that you should not work for the achievement of the worldly things, rather, He has taught the prayer to ask for the Hasanatud-Dunya (the good of this world).God does not like that anyone should sit down handsfolded.He says: Laisa lil insani ilia ma sa-aa i.e.the man will not have except what he strives for.The 66

Believer should therefore work hard.But I will say as many times as it is possible to repeat that the acquisition of the worldly things should not become the be all and end all.Religion should be the target and the world should be made to serve it.Quite often the rich people can do things that are out of reach for the poor.In the days of the Hbly Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallarn, he who became the first Khalifa later on, rendered matchless services to the Muslims after joining Islam-he could do so because he was a great trader; he became the friend and the first Khalifa and was honoured with the rank of Siddiq.{Malfoozat Vol.II, p.92) FAITH & MIRACLES It should be remembered that the people ask for a Sign (or a miracle) simply because they suspect that the claim might be false.But when it is fully known that the man who is.laying claim (to have been commissioned by God) is a truthful person and a trustworthy man, then, there arises no need for a Sign to be seen.This also should be kept in mind that those who ask for a Sign, and who insist on it, are never the people with strong faith; they are always in danger of slipping away.They cannot enjoy the fruits of the Faith in the Unseen.For, faith in the unseen indicates that the man thinks good of the claimant; the one who does things hastily, is always deprived of blessings.The disciples of the Messiah (Christ) asked for the Maida (food) and when they insisted on having it, God said to them: Of course, I will give you what you are asking for but, then, he who denies (the truth) will become the recipient of My wrath; that is how God scolded them.This event has been men- tioned in the Holy Quran to enable the people understand as to what kind of faith is superior.67

Of course, the Signs of God are very clear and conspi- cuous; there is no doubt about it.But on the one hand they are shown to present the conclusive proof and on the other hand they are a trial for the people.There always is an aspect of trial connected with the Signs.And it is a matter of routine that those who ask for Signs are hasty people and they do not think good of the claimant; they have something of the doubting attitude.That is why they ask for the Signs.When they see the Sign they begin to interpret it in a different way- the way which is devoid of sense.Sometimes they call it an enchantment and sometimes they give it some other name.The fact is that their doubting nature carries them far away from the truth.I should, therefore, like to advise you to have the faith of the kind that Hazrat Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, had, and also the other Companions had it.They thought good of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, and they exercised patience.That is what brings about a lot of blessings.So far as believing after having seen the Signs is con- cerned, it is nothing less than conditioning one's faith; it is weak faith and generally it does not bring forth fruits.Of course, when a man thinks good of the claimant and believes in him, then God shows Signs to this believer and they add to his faith and open up his chest; such believers become a Sign in themselves.No Prophet has ever shown the very much demanded miracle by the people.A sincere believer must never base his faith on witnessing the Signs.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.93-95) DEDICATION FOR GOD It is vitally important that people should dedicate their Jives for the sake of God.I have read in some of the news- 68

papers that such and such an Arya has dedicated his life for the Arya Samaj (a religious Hindu Organisation) or such and such a priest (Padre) has dedicated his life for the Mission.It surprises me very much to see that the Muslims do not dedicate their lives for the service of Islam and for the sake of God.Look at the days of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, and you will be able to realise how the lives were dedicated for the service of Islam.You should remember that this is not a bargain of loss; it is altogether profitable.I wish that the Muslims could know how dedication of life for the sake of God is beneficial and profitable.Does the one who dedicates his life, lose it? Not at all.Falahoo ajrohoo inda Rabbihee wa la khaufun alaihim wa la hum yahzanoon.It is God Himself who grants the reward of this act of dedication.It sets a man free from all the sorrows and griefs.It surpirses me to note that despite the fact that every- body wants to be relieved of the sorrows and griefs of life, why do the people not pay attention to this recipe which has been often tried and found satisfactory.This prescription has been tried during the past 1300 years.Has it not proved effective? Is it not because of this, that the Companions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa, sallam, became the inheritors of eternal life.Why should now people shun this recipe? The fact is that the people are unaware of the reality and sweet taste of dedication of life.Were they to get even an iota of it, they would rush to it with great and unending hopes.I myself am fully experienced in this matter and with the grace of God I have enjoyed its sweet taste.My ambition 69

is that after my dedication of life, when I die I should be given another life and that also I should dedicate and this process should continue, with an increased zeal on my part.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.99-100) DEDICATION FOR GOD'S SAKE I am well experienced in this matter (dedication of life for the cause of God the Almighty).Even if I am told by God that this dedication will bring no reward to me and it will not avail me anything, it simply is not possible that I should stop serving Islam.I therefore take it as a duty of mine that I should urge the members of my Jamniat - and it should be like a will of mine-whether they act according to it, or they don't-that if they are looking for salvation, they should dedicate their Jives for the cause of God.Let every- one strive hard to reach the stage where he can say that my life, my death, my sacrifices, my prayers are all for the sake of God.His soul should cry out like that of Hazrat Ibrahim, peace be on him.Aslamto Ii Rabbi! aalameen (I have submitted myself.to the Lord of the worlds) Unless a man is annihilated in God and unless he is dead in Him (prepared to die for His cause) he cannot have a new life.You who are with me can observe and realise that I take the aim of my life to be dedicated for God's sake.You should look into your lives and find out as to how many of you like this act of mine and how many of you like to dedi- cate your lives.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.100) 70

THE HELLISH LIFE Let the people understand what the Hell is.One Hell is that which God has promised (to the wrongdoers) and the other one is this life itself, if it is not lived for God's sake.God does not take upon Himself the Guardianship of such a person and He does not act to ·save him from difficulties and provide mm with comforts.Do not think that wealth, position, honour, and large number of children can provide anyone with real comfort, contentment and the peace of mind, nor these things can give a life of paradise.The contentment, satisfaction and peace of mind which are a bliss of the paradise cannot be had through these things; they can be had only through living and dying in God.This was the Will of all the Prophets, especially Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Yaqub (Jacob), peace be on them.Their Will was: La tamootunna ilia wa antum Muslimoon "You should die in the state of being Muslims".The worldly pleasures produce impure greed and add to the thirst for more of it.It is like the person who is a victim of the disease of thirst; the thirst does not get quenched and the disease eventually proves fatal.Thus the fire of desires, ambitions and regret is also connected with the fire of the Hell; it does not let the man rest, rather gives him a sort of confusion and excitement.Let my friends never lose sight of the fact that one should not be so engrossed in the love of wealth and wives and children that he may be excited, overjoyed and maniac 71

to the extent that it becomes a curtain between himself and God the Almighty.It is for this reason that wealth and child- ren are said to be a trial.They also prepare a Hell for the man and when he is removed away from them, he is very much perturbed and that is how; Narullahil Mooqadatullati tatta-lio alal af-ida "The fire lighted by God that will appear in the hearts manifests itself.The fire that burns away the heart of the man as roasted meat and makes it darker than the burnt charcoal is nothing but the love of some one other than God Ahnighty.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.101) HOW TO PREACH There is no doubt about it that the people who can tell the truth are few-so few that it can be said literally that they do not exist.Usually the preachers preach (the word of God) to obtain something from the people.And when the Objective of preaching is so mixed up then Truthfulness and Divine attachment are covered under the darkness of the worldly objective, and the pleasantness that could have been produced by the sweet smell of the word of God is pressed down by stinking smell of worldliness.There and then the people begin to say that the preacher is doing (or saying) all these things for his personal worldly gains.There is no doubt about it that most of the preachers are after their worldly gains, but everyone is not like that.There Me people with very pure hearts and they tell others 72

about the corrimands of God and the instructions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, simply because they think that they have been commissioned by God to do so and therefore, it is, a duty of theirs.By doing so, they seek after the pleasure of God.Preaching is a very great thing.It has a sort of glory of prophethood, but of course, if it is carried.out with the fear of God in one's heart..The preacher gets an opportunity to reform himself, for, it is necessary to show to the people that he acts on what he says.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.104) PICK NO HOLES It is very true that one should look to what is said and not to who has said it.If a man looks to who has said it, he might be deprived of the acceptance of the truth, and more than that, the seed of pride would begin to generate within him.If he is the seeker after the truth why should he pick holes in others.The preacher might pick any point for himself; what have you to do with it.Your object is to find out the truth.Of course, sometimes, the preachers talk of irrelevant things and while preaching, they do not restrain themselves to what is expedient nor to what can cure the disease (moral or religious disease) of the listeners.They continue talking about their point from various angles.If they had looked at the _Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa ~llam, they would have learnt a very good method of Preaching.A man would come to the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam_, and ask hll;n as to what was the best virtue.The Holy Prophet would answer him: Charity.Another would come and ask him the same question and he Would answer: 73

to serve the parents.A third person would come and ask him the same question and he would tell him of something else.The question would be the same but the answer differed.Some people have stumbled at this point.The Christians have raised a lot of objections about these things.But the ignorant people have not pondered over the blessed method of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; The point underlying this method is that the answer used to be relevant to the condition of the questioner.The best virtue for the person who is niggardly is that he should get rid of these habits and the best virtue for the one who was not serving his parents was to serve his parents.He needed this kind of teaching to make him a better person-to serve his parents.Just as it is very essential that the physician should make a good diagnosis of his patient so also it is necessary for a preacher to study the people well.But the pity of it is that insight and the knowledge is not given to anyone except to the divine preachers.That is why inspite of the fact that there are thousands of preachers going about, the morals of the country are going down.All sorts of weaknesses-moral.and those connected with the faith-are penetrating into the people.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.105) HE GUARDS THE RIGHTEOUS My Jamaat who has recognised me should not let the signs of God become stale.To keep them fresh adds to the powers of certainty.And for that reason, our Jamaat should not hide these Signs.Those who have seen them should relate to those who have not seen them; that will save them from evil deeds and refresh their faith.The Signs should be narrated to the people in a very beautjful manner.74

You should remember that those who do not ponder ·over proofs supplied by God are blind and they cannot see the truth.They do not have the ears.They are like anbnals, even worse than the animals.God is not their Guardian.He is the Guardian of the true believers and the Muttaqi: • Howa yatawallas-saliheen (He is the Guardian of the righteous people) He is not the Guardian of the people who have gone far away from the path of God and have thus likened themselves to.the animals.Tell me, have you seen the people crying over the goats being slaughtered.And, those who have gone even be- yond the goats, who would care for their life.· Look at the animals.They are made to work and they are slaughtered.A person who cuts himself off from God can- not be given any guarantee.· Qui ma ya'bao bikum Rabbi lau la doa-o-kum (i.e., if you do not call upon God, what does my God care for you.) You should remember that those who worship God for the sake of this.world or do not care for Him, God also does not care for them.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.113) TRIALS - A BLESSING I am praying for him very fervently for this trial of his.It has afforded me very great pleasure.The fact is that the trials are a very good cause of Mercy.On the one hand the man-in his service to God-gets himself cut off from all else and directs the whole of his attention towards Him and on the othr hand the Divinity moves towards him with hosts 75

bf Bounties, to console him.I could see that that has been the practice of the Prophets, peace be on all of them, and also the practice of God, that as the kindness and Mercy of God is vouchsafed at the time of trials, it does not happen in the times of comfort and security.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.117) WEAPON OF HOLY QURAN_ Had we not possessed the Holy Quran and only the Hadees collections had been there to base our faith and belief on them, we would not have been able to face the people of other faiths and we would have been very much ashamed of it.When I pondered over the ·word 'Quran' it dawned on me that this blessed word was very prophetic.The prophecy is that the only book worth reading, is the Holy Quran, and a time will come when other ·books will also be there but still this will be the only book worth reading and it is only through this book that the honour of Islam will be retrieved and the falsehood will be eradicated; all other books will deserve to be put aside.- The word 'Furqan' also denotes the same thing.That is a book that makes d~nction between the truth ana false- hood.No book of Hadees or any other book is of the same standard of excellence as the Holy Quran is.That being the case, you should leave all other book'.s and study the Holy Quran day and night.Faithless is the person who do.es not pay heed to the Holy Quran while he continues pouring on other books.The members of my Jamaat should study the Holy Quran intensively and they should ponder over it very sincerely; they should abandon being engrossed with the Hadees collections.It is very sad that people do not pay as much heed to the Holy Quran as they do 'o the Hadees.Now, you should take the weapon of the Holy Quran in your 76

hand; victory will be yours.No darkness can face this Light.(Malfoozat Vol.II p.122) THE TRUE RELIGION My humble self has been sent to this world to deliver the Message of God to the effect that from among all present religions the one that is true and according to the will of God is the one that the Holy Quran has presented and Laailaha illallaho Mohammadur Rasulullah is the Entrance to the Home of Salvation.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.1~2) RAHMANIYY AT ANO RAHEEMIYYAT The Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, is a perfect manifestation of Rahmaniyyat, for, Mohammad means the one who is very greatly praised.Rahman means the one who gives without any efforts having been made and without having asked and who gives to everybody without any distinction of the believer and the non-believer.And it is quite clear that whoever gives without being asked for something, will necessarily be praised.Thus, Mohammad had the manifestation of Rahmaniyyat in his person.So far as his name Ahmad is concerned, therein was a manifestation of Raheemiyyat; for, Raheem means the one who does not let the efforts go waste and Ahmad also means the one who praises.This also is quite clear that whoever does something good for some one, he, the latter person, is highly pleased with him and rewards him for the effort that he has made, and, moreover, he praises him.That is how Raheemiyyat got itself manifested in Ahmad.Thus, Allah is Mohammad (Rahman) Ahmad (Raheem).In other words it can be said that the Holy Prophet Mohammad, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, was a.true manifestation of these two grand attributes of God: Rahmaniyyat and Raheemiyyat.(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.135) 77

CERTAINTY OF REVELATION I am prepared to swear in the precincts of the Ka'aba that the revelation that I receive from God is definitely from Him: I am prepared to take oath of any kind that you ask me to take.I am full of certainty that if I deny this fact or have any suspicion about it (its being from God) I would instantaneously become a Kafir (non-believer).(Malfoozat Vol.II, p.143) · HUMILITY WHILE PRAYING One of the meanings of Fatiha is to conquer.It proves a -believer to be a believer and a non believer to be a non believer.That is, it makes· a distinction between the two.It opens the heart a-nd grants an understanding.That is why Sura Fatiha should be recited very often and one should ponder over this prayer very deeply.It behoves a man to be- come like.a complete beggar and like the one having dire needs.Just as a beggar humbles himself and attracts the mercy by either posing to be in great need or by his change of tone,

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