a prophet to unite mankind in the later days

He it is Who has raised among the unlettered people a Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His Signs, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and Wisdom though before that they were in manifest error; And He will raise him among others of them who have not yet joined them. He is the Mighty, the Wise." Surah Al-Jumuah 62:3-4

https://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/?verse=62:3

The Reformer for This Eraف اضنرضحت اخمت انییبنل یلص اہلل ہیلع وملس

Malfoozat on RepentanceHazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)

Al-Nahl, Summer 1995Some people are such that they are confronted

with problems such as their jobs or some other reason because of which

a greater part of their lives is spent in darkness. They can not pay any

attention towards the offering of prayers and neither do they find an

opportunity to hear the Word of Allah or the Sayings of the Prophet. The

thought of pondering over the Book of Allah does not even cross their

minds. When a long time has passed in such darkness, then such

thoughts having been deeply rooted, become their second nature. At that

time, if such a person does not turn towards repentance and seek

forgiveness, then he would be very unfortunate. The best cure for

negligence and laziness is istighfaar. If one is afflicted with hardships

because of the past negligence and laziness then one should get up in the

middle of the night and lay in prostration before the Almighty God and

pray; and in the presence of Allah, make a promise of a clean and true

change in oneself. (Translated from Malfoozat, Volume 1, pages 300-301)

Godly PeopleI say it repeatedly that you should try to win the pleasure of God, for, if God is kind to you the

whole world will be kind and if He is annoyed, nobody can avail you anything. When His wrath

descends none in the world will show kindness to you even though you may try to deceive the

people in various ways - by making use of rosary or dyeing your clothes yellow or green; the people

will take it to be a mean thing. Even if the world is deceived for a few days, the glamour will go and

the people will be disillusioned. But he who comes from God, the world will not succeed in its plans

of opposition, however great the opposition. The people may call him names and curse him but a

time will come when the world will turn to him and will openly admit his truthfulness. I tell you the

truth that for whoever God is, the world also becomes his. Of course it is quite true that those who

come from God are in the beginning opposed by the people and they are troubled and stumbling

blocks placed in their way. Never a messenger or a prophet has come to the world who was not put

to hardships. Everyone of them has been called a cheat, fraudulent and a business (i.e. his claim is

nothing short of exploiting the people and a means of extracting money from them). But despite the

fact that millions of people wanted to shoot arrows at them, threw stones at them, abused them,

they did not care a fig for all this. There was nothing that could stand in their way. They continued

reciting the word of God to the people. They continued delivering the message which they had

brought from God and they did not leave any stone unturned to see their message reach their

people. The trials and tribulations which they were meted out by their people (who did not believe

in them) did not make them slack rather it added to their speed till the time came when God made

their difficulties easy and the opponents began to realise the truth of the matter. At that time the

opponents came to them and fell at their feet and admitted openly that their claim was based on

truth.

The hearts are in the hands of God and whenever He will,

He changes them. (Malfoozat Vol. 7, pg. 196-197)



Obey the Holy Prophet and try to become his like

To be a Muslim is not a child's play. It requires complete submission in

every thing to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Do

not take it cursorily. It is a matter worth deep consideration. Do not feel

complacent until you obey the Holy Prophet completely. If you call yourself a

Muslim without doing so, you have only a shell without the kernel. A wise man

will not be happy with a shell only nor on bearing an empty name. In old times a

Muslim in name tried to convert a Jew to Islam. The latter chided him for rejoicing

on outward form devoid of inner reality. He said,"What is there in a name? I

named my son Khalid, after the name of the famous Muslim conqueror who lived

long and won brilliant victories for Islam. But before it was evening I had to bury

my child."So do not be happy with mere names. Seek instead the inner reality.

What a shame! You profess to follow the Holy Prophet, the greatest of all

Prophets, yet you live like kafirs. So live your life like the Holy Prophet and frame

your mind like him. If you do not do so you are following Satan.

It is easy to understand that the object of man's life should be to become the

beloved of God Almighty. Until a man becomes so, he has not succeeded in life.

But this object is not attained until you obey the Holy Prophet truly. The Holy

Prophet has shown by his conduct the real significance of Islam. So follow that

Islam if you want to become the beloved of God. (Al-Hakam, January 24, 1901)


Danger of minor sinsThis indeed is a different situation. Major and easily visible evil can be got rid

of with no difficulty. As for the minor ones - and those which are not easily

visible - are hard to leave; one of the reasons being that one cannot easily

discern and locate them. This situation can be compared with the Typhoid which

though a serious malady can be treated whereas Tuberculosis which eats up a

man from within, is hard to treat. Same is the case with inconspicuous evils

which do not let a man perform commendable deeds. These evil deeds are

related to the morals and conduct and come to the surface through mutual

contacts; with very minor differences love; rancour, jealousy, false show and

pride spring up in the heart and one begins to belittle one's brother. If a man

prays merely for a few days and the people praise him for that he begins to make

a show of it and the real aim of the prayer - sincerity - vanishes. If God has

given him wealth, or knowledge or his family is prestigious, he takes his

brother, who does not possess these things as low and wretched. He is very

desirous of picking holes in the life of his brother.

So far as pride is concerned, it takes different shapes. Somebody displays one

type of pride and another person displays another type of pride. The learned

people are proud of their knowledge and criticise others in this respect to pull

down these brothers. They continue looking for their faults and shortcomings

day and night. (Malfoozat vol. 7, pg. 273)


Clean heartednessIn order to become recipient of the blessings and Grace of God the

Almighty it is very essential that one must have a clean heart. Nothing

can be gained without it. What is really required is that when God

peeps into the heart of the man, there should be no iota of hypocrisy in

any nook and corner. It is only this state of the heart which attracts the

Manifestation of God - and that makes the relations between God and

man, very straight forward. For all this, one must be loyal and sincere

as Hazrat Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was; also, as the Holy Prophet,

sallallaho alaihi wa sallam was. When a man walks on their footsteps

he becomes a blessed man and is saved from every kind of

humiliation; he is also provided amply and his circumstances are

never straitened. Rather the doors of the Grace of God are opened for

him and he joins the group of the people whose prayers are accepted

by God. Such a person never dies the death of an accursed person; his

end is always good.

In short, whoever is sincere and loyal to God, he is granted all his

wishes - and he does not come across any disappointment.(Malfoozat vol. 6, pg. 376)


Five Daily Prayers

There is no doubt about it that the prayers (five daily prayers)

are the cause of blessings, but these blessings are not the lot of

everybody. Only he whom God enables to pray is the one who

prays. Otherwise the prayer is nothing more than a shell in the

hand of the one who prays. It has nothing to do with the kernel.

Same is the case with the Kalima. The person whom God

enables to recite the Kalima is really the person who recites it.

Unless one gets to drink from the heavenly fountain, reciting the

Kalima and offering the prayers, these things cannot be of any

avail. The prayer which produces a sweetness and a zeal for

more of worship and which strikes a communication with God

and is offered in all humility brings about a change in the life of

the man. And this change is instantaneously perceived by the

one who prays like this. This change makes him realise that he

is not what he was before. (Malfoozat vol. 6, pg. 378)


There is no returnThis being an established fact that having gone from this world there is no return and when people go from here, no link will be maintained with this world, it is unwise and nothing less than madness that one should worry about inheritance and apprehend that his belongings might be taken over by this relative or the other. Religiousness cannot be combined with this kind of ideas. Of course, it is not forbidden, rather it is permissible that one's children and other relatives should be looked after, for they are his dependents. If somebody does this, it will be very virtuous and nothing less than an act of worship. He will be doing all this under the command of God.'Wa yut-i monat ta ama ilaa habbihee miskeen-an-wayateeman wa aseera'Here 'miskeen' means parents, as well. For, when they become old and weak they cannot earn their livelihood. To serve them at this stage of their life is just helping a 'miskeen'. As for the children, if they are not looked after properly they are not better then the orphans; they should be looked after in compliance with the verse quoted above. That brings good reward. As for the wife, she is like a captive. If the man does not treat her nicely in compliance with the verse 'Aashiroohunna bilMaroof', her condition will be like that of a prisoner who has nobody to look after him.All of them should be given proper treatment, for no ulterior motives whatsoever; the man should deal with them mercifully. In doing good to them his motives should not be that they have to inherit him. He should keep in mind 'Wajalna lil Muttaqeena imama (i.e. make us leaders of the Muttaqis). He should be anxious to see his children as the servants of religion. But how many people are there who supplicate to God for this purpose - that the children may become the veteran servants of religion. There are very few who do that. A lot of people are there who do not know even this much as to why they struggle for their children. Many of them just wish to have someone to inherit them, so that other relatives may not take away their belongings.In short, one should always wish that his children are the servants of religion. Likewise one should pray

that the wife should give birth to many children so that all of them serve religion.

(Malfoozat vol. 6, pg. 381)


Fear of GodWhat is sin? It is to go against the will of God and to violate His instructions given to

mankind through prophets and especially through the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa

sallam. Sin is to reject boldly the guidance that is given to them and which they have

understood properly. He who violates the commandments of God in connection with this

guidance and acts mischievously attracts the wrath. The consequences of this temerity and

boldness is not only this much that he will go to the hell in the next world; in this world

also he will have to taste punishment and he will be humiliated.

Same is the case with the authorities that be in the worldly affairs. They promulgate a law

and make it known to the people. Later on who ever is found violating it, he is charged

and punished. But so far as the punishment of the worldly laws is concerned, one can

manoeuver to leave that domain and go elsewhere and get rid of them. For example if one

violates the law of the British Government, he can run to France or to the domain of Kabul

and thus he can save himself from the punishment. But where can a man flee after the

violation of the commandments of God, for, the earth and the sky that we see belong to

Him. There is no earth and no sky elsewhere, belonging to someone else where one may

seek refuge. This is why it is very essential that one must always have the fear of God and

never show boldness in violating His commandments. Sin is a very bad thing and when a

man becomes bold and does not fear the violation of the commandments, then the wrath of

God descends on him in this world as well as in the next world. (Malfoozat vol. 6, pg. 392)


Plague and membership of Jamaat

I could see that there is an extra-ordinary

increase in the membership of the Jamaat. And it is

due to the bubonic plague. There are people applying

for initiation who have already been struck by the

plague. They write to say that at the moment they are

suffering from the plague and therefore just writing

to say that they should be initiated into the Jamaat. If

they survive this plague they will come in person and

get themselves initiated at my hand.

There are thousands of people who have joined the

Jamaat in this condition.(Malfoozat, vol. 7, pg. 6)


No showing offThe people do not do things with the sincerity of their hearts; they just want to make a show of

everything that they do. Those who really do things sincerely are very distinct form others. They always

fear God. Of course, it is possible to please their worldly authorities by doing things anyhow, for, they

do not know the inner secrets of the hearts; God looks to the heart and is fully aware of what is therein.

That is why unless a man turns to God with all the sincerity at his command, he cannot avail anything;

hypocrisy and mere show (of good deeds) does not please God. It is a real and true change that God

wishes to see.

I could see that change has not taken place as it should have. I am sure that even if a fraction of the

people bring about the desired change, God will surely show Mercy to them. But, of course, what is

observed is that people play tricks; they are not as pious and muttaqi as they claim to be. There are lot of

latent evils in them. The religious controversies have produced thousands of dispensations. But God

knows who is who and where the truth lies. He deals with them as He knows them (not as they think

that they are). The mischievous ways of the people bring down the Wrath of God. What is required is

that one should be very sincere to God and turn to Him as a loyal and obedient servant; he should not

cause harm to any of his fellow beings.

A man can dye his clothes and become a religious mendicant and the people also take him to be so. But

his reality is fully known to God and He is quite aware of his ways and actions. That being the case the

real prescriptions for the bubonic plague (that is surging now) is that the people should repent and make

a pledge not to violate the commandments of God, show mercy to His creatures and make their dealings

straight-forward. All this, they should do very sincerely and not with the ulterior motive of showing

themselves off.

I am quite sure that with this kind of change in their life God will turn to them with Mercy.



Real comfortFirst of all a man (as a baby) needs his parents (they are the ones who help him and

do things for him) then he needs (as he grow up) the Kings and the rulers. When he

advances and begins to admit that he has been committing blunders, and that the

people whom he took to be his helpers and friends, were really so weak that it was a

mistake on his part to take them as friends and helpers - they could not help him

fulfill his needs nor were they sufficient for him, he turns to God and through his

steadfastness he finds that God becomes his friend and helper. This is the time when

the man gets a lot of consolation and a wonderful contentment. More especially

when God Himself says that He is his Friend and Helper, the pleasure of consolation

and contentment in such circumstances is simply unimaginable. This condition of his

is free from all bitterness. The forest of this world is full of thorny bush and

bitterness and worldly affairs are never free from them.

(A poet has said); This world is nothing but a trap. The only place where a man is

safe and gets comfort is the secluded place of God (i.e., a secluded place where he

may remember God to the fill of his heart).

Those who are befriended by God get rid of the tribulations of the world and they

enter into the real comfort and contentment of this life. God has promised to

them: 'Wa manyat-taqillah yajallahoo makhrajan wa yarzuqho min haiso la

yahatsib (i.e. He who fears God gets rid of the worldly troubles and God provides

him from where he could never imagine.)(Malfoozat vol. 7, pg. 53)


Rewards for troublesThe people who pass through hardships (which are not of their own

making) or who are troubled for the sake of God, will be amply

rewarded by Him in the next world. So far as this world is concerned

it is a transitory place; people have not to live here for all the time. If

somebody has means available to him which are a source of pleasure

for him, it is really nothing for him to feel exalted. Whatever is there

in this world - means of comfort or hardships - are to come to an end

thereafter there is a life which is eternal. Those who look at some

insignificant differences in the constitutions of human life and link it

with the sins and shortcomings of another previous life are very

much mistaken. They do not try to think over another birth which is

linked with the next world where the people who have some defects

here or who have put themselves to hardships for the sake of God

will be amply rewarded. This world is the place of sowing the seed

and to avail the opportunity of attaining to the pleasure of God.



Avoid luxuriesGod the Almighty says: the heretics indeed are the people who are pleased to

have the gains of this world and they are contented with them that they do not

feel the urge to make a move towards God. The verse 'fala noqeemo lahum

yaumal qiyamati wazna', does not mention sin because these are the people

who gave all the preference to the worldly desires. At another place God the

Almighty says: these people have got the full enjoyment of this world; there

also it is not the sin that has been mentioned rather it is pleasure of this world

which ordinarily are made lawful by God. These people who have been called

heretics got themselves engrossed in the acquisition of these pleasures. This

type of people will have no worth in the eyes of God Almighty nor will they be

honoured. A luxurious life is indeed a Satan which decimes a man. So far as

the behaviour is concerned he himself runs after the hardships. Were he to

make compromises he would live a life of comforts. If the Holy

Prophet(sallallaho alaihi wa sallam) had done this there would have been no

need for him to go to (through hardships of) battlefields but he gave preference

to religion over the worldly affairs and therefore all the people turned into his

enemies.(Malfoozat vol. 7, pg 108)


Calamities differI do admit that the Prophets and the other truthful persons have also, at times, to pass through grave

hardships (what can be termed as calamities) but to think that that happens to them because of some of

their sins is a great mistake and a sin. There is a vast difference between the calamities that befall the

truthful persons and the dear ones of God and those who disobey Him and are sinners. The truthful

persons are granted patience which makes these calamities and hardships a source of sweetness. They

enjoy them; because they, are cause of their spiritual upliftment for, the calamities are most conducive to

their advancement - They are like a ladder for them.

He who does not pass through this kind of calamities and hardships can make no progress whatsoever.

On the other hand the calamities and the hardships that are the result of one's own evil deeds, they are a

real calamity which brings about a sort of burning and makes the life unbearable. Such a person prefers

death to living any longer. But of course he does not know that the death will be no end to this calamitous

situation. This state of affairs will continue for him in the next world as well.

In short, the law of nature pertaining to these calamities is that any of them that are the result of one's

own evil deeds are quite different from those which are truthful and Prophets have to confront, and which

are as a matter of fact meant to grant them spiritual advance. The ignorant people who do not properly

understand the secret of this phenomenon, instead of gaining something from such calamities and

bringing about a change in their lives, begin to equate them with the calamities and hardships that the

Prophets and the Messengers have to confront with. Whereas they cannot be in any way compared with

one another. How bad a malady is ignorance that when it affects a person he compares things which are

incomparable. It is a great delusion that one should equate the hardships of the prophets with the

hardships of the common man.

You should remember that the hardships of the prophets and the other chosen ones of God are a token of

love, for, through their hardships God wills them to grant them higher ranks in the spiritual realm. But

when the evil doers are faced with calamities and hardships, the intention is that they should be

destroyed. (Malfoozat vol. 7, pg. 151)


Aversion to publicity

As for me I was so absorbed in myself (in the remembrance of God) that I was living a life of

seclusion; nothing was dear to my heart except He Himself. I did not like to come out of my room and

not for a moment I wanted publicity for myself. I was all alone - and isolated - and that was all I liked

most. Publicity and a Jamaat around were most averse to me. How much averse were these things to

me is better known to God the Almighty. But God compelled me to come out. I did not like it, but He

let it be done against my wish; for, He had assigned a duty to me. He chose me for His work and

through His grace He honoured me with this great position. It is His own selection; I have no hand in

this matter. What I could observe is that I wished to stay far away (as if it is miles and miles away)

from publicity and from the people in the form of a Jamaat; I simply cannot understand how do the

people hanker after publicity - I was drawn altogether to the other direction whereas God's will was

quite different. I supplicated to God repeatedly that I should be left in seclusion - in my room of

aloofness. But I was repeatedly instructed by God to come out and work, for, the religion was in a

very precarious condition at that time; I was told to come in the open and straighten the affairs of

religion. The prophets are always like that - they are very much averse to publicity - no prophet has

ever wished for it. The Holy Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa sallam) also like to remain in a secluded

place that is why he used to go to the cave Hira far away from the people. This cave was full of perils

so much so that nobody dared go inside it but that is the place which he chose for himself; he did not

like the publicity in the least. However, God commanded him in the words 'Ya ayyohal Moddassiro

qum fa anzir.'

There seems to be a sort of compulsion in this order from God Almighty and reason for this order

from God is that the Holy Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa sallam) did not like to come out of his

seclusion. There are some people who out of their ignorance think that I like publicity. I have said it

repeatedly that I do not like it, it is God who has brought me out in the open.



No luxurious life

Our last advice is that you should not make Islam a shield for your luxurious life (last

here means last during this conversation). You should not be so much after the women

that today you see a beautiful woman and you marry her and tomorrow you see another

and you marry her. It will be nothing less than enthroning the woman in the place of God.

What religiousness demands is that the man should always be in a condition of pain so

that God is remembered all the time. Had the companions of the Holy Prophet (sallallaho

alaihi wa sallam) been running after the women and had they been engrossed in them,

they would not have been able to give their live in the battlefields - Their condition was

such that if a finger was cut they would address it and say, 'you are only a finger; what

does it matter if you have been cut.'

He who is engrossed in luxury day and night cannot think in the same way as did the

companions of the Holy Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa sallam). The Holy

Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa sallam)used to keep standing in the prayers for such a long

time that his feet would swell. His companions, may God be pleased with them, said to

him: God has forgiven all your shortcomings, why do you exert yourself to that extent

and why do you cry so much during your prayers. The Holy Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa

sallam) answered: Should I not be a grateful servant of God the Almighty (i.e. the feeling

of gratitude for God the Almighty).



Fountain-head of Bliss

You should remember that the Holy Quran is the fountain-head of all real bliss

and true means of salvation. Of course those who do not follow the teachings

of the Holy Quran are themselves to be blamed. One section constitute the

people who do not have faith in this Book and do not believe that this is the

word of God. These people are indeed far drawn away from it. But as for

those who believe it to be the word of God and the means of salvation, if they

do not act upon it, it would be certainly a matter of great grief. Lot of those are

there who have not read this book at all. The people who fall in this category

and are ignorant and negligent are like the man who knows that at such and

such a fountain he would find pure sweet and cold water and this water would

cure many a disease. Though he is quite certain of the truth of this fact and he

is at the same time thirsty and afflicted with various diseases, yet he does not

approach that fountain; how unfortunate would that person be and how

ignorant as well. Such a person should have put his lips on the fountain and

drank to his fill. But he remains away from it as if he does not know anything

about it - and he stays away from it till death overtakes him.(Malfoozat vol. 7, pg. 181)


Nature of PropheciesThe truth is that so far as prophecies are concerned it has always been the

practice of God that He keeps a sort of secrecy and an aspect of trials in

them. Had that not been the case, there would have never arisen any

differences and all the people would have belonged to one and the same

religion. In order to create some distinction, God has willed there to be some

sort of hidden aspect in the prophecies, and a trial. Those who can look at

the things only superficially stick to the words and are led far away from the

reality. That was the difficulty that the Jews were confronted with; they

started doubting the position of the Holy Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa

sallam). If the Biblical prophecy had been clearly indicative of the fact that

this prophet would be descendant of Hazrat Ishmael and his name would be

Muhammad (sallallaho alaihi wa sallam), his father's name would be

Abdullah son of Abdul Muttalib and his mother would be Aamina, the Jews

would have never rejected him. But unfortunately for them, this detail was

not mentioned in the prophecy; the prophecy mentioned his as being from

among 'your brethren'; they took it to mean that he would be from among the

children of Israel.(Malfoozat vol. 7, pg. 200)


Godly MenWhen a man is wholly and solely devoted for God and finds his comfort and pleasure in His Will,

then doubtlessly, the world turns up to him. But of course his comfort will change its hue; he will

not take the worldly types of comforts to be his comforts nor the worldly pleasures, to be his

pleasures. That is how the world is thrown onto the feet of the prophets and God's friends; But it is

a fact that they do not find any pleasure in the worldly comfort, for, they have changed their

direction. The law of nature is that he who runs after the worldly pleasure he does not get it. On the

other hand when a man, as if, annihilates himself in the Being of God and abandons all the worldly

desires, then he gets everything. Though he does not feel pleasure in those things.

It must never be forgotten that it is by getting God that one can have the worldly gains. God the

Almighty has said it repeatedly that whoever would adopt Taqwa (fear of God) would get rid of all

the hardships and would be provided for his needs in a way that would be beyond his imagination.

How great a blessing it is that you should get rid of all the hardships and the straitened

circumstances. God Himself becomes provider and sustainer of this type of men. But as God the

Almighty has said it Himself, it is all linked with one's being a Muttaqi (God fearing) and there is

no worldly planning that can help a man get it.

One of the signs of Godly men is that, by nature, they are averse to the worldly gains. That being

the case, he who wishes that he should attain to the pleasures of God and be comforted in this world

as well as the next world should tread this path. If he leaves this path and adopts another, he would

not get anything whatsoever - he may try as hard as he can.

There are many who would not like this advice and they would laugh at it. But they must remember

that a time will come when they will be able to grasp the reality of these things and will exclaim

that they are sorry for having wasted their lives. But of course it will be of no avail to them to

express regrets at that time. The time for repentance will have passed and the time for passing away

from this world will have approached.

(Malfoozat vol. 7, pg 195)


Istighfar: Strength for soul and steadfastness for heart

It should be remembered that the Umma (the Muslims) have been granted

two things. One, to achieve strength and two, to display that strength. Istighfar is

meant to get strength; in other words it is seeking after help. Sufis say that just as

taking exercise with the help of some heavy things (called Mugdars and Mogris) gives

strength to the body so is the case with Istighfar i.e. it gives strength to the soul and

also grants steadfastness to the heart. Whoever wishes to get strength should

do Istighfar (ask for forgiveness) Ghafar actually means to cover or to

suppress. Istighfar helps to cover and suppress the feelings and the thoughts which try

to take the man away from God. Thus Istighfar means to overpower the poisonous

matter that attacks man to undo him, and by removing the checks and hurdles in the

way of obeying the commands of Allah, to act upon those commands in a practical

manner.

This also should be remembered that there are two kinds of matters. One, the poison

which is handled by the Satan and, two, the elixir. When a man shows pride and thinks

that he is somebody to be reckoned with and does not seek help from the elixir, the

poison overpowers him. But when he humbles himself and realises that he is nobody

and very low and thus feels the need of the help of God then Allah really produces a

fountain through which his soul begins to flow. This is what Istighfar means i.e. to

overpower the poisonous matter with the power received from God.

(Malfoozat vol. 2, pg. 67-68)


Converse of GodPeople are of different types. There are some who have the faculty of accepting the truth quickly.

There are others who take some time before they can grasp the truth. There are yet others who

suppress their faculty accepting the truth and ultimately they become deprived of it. God the Almighty

who is very much hidden is not an imaginary being; we do not believe Him to be so. He who is very

anxious to know God and who is really yearning for Him, can benefit greatly by going through the

historical facts; he can be guided aright. The history tells us that He can be recognized through His

wonderful works and willful changes that He brings about and the revelations, visions and His

converse. There is no other way more certain than this for the recognition of God. The people who are

chosen by Him and the people to who He grants His comprehension are the people who are blessed

with His converse and Grace in various other ways. He who is fond of some one, can have satisfaction

either through communion or through converse. Where one cannot see the other face to face,

conversation between the two becomes a substitute for it. A born sightless person can have contact

through conversation. Since God the Almighty is without any limitations and He cannot be seen with

our physical eyes, His converse which is generally known as revelation is the substitute for seeing

Him. There are very few who can assert that they have seen Him; most of the people find satisfaction

in His converse.

Of course a question arises and that is: how can we know that the words that we hear (of revelation)

are really from God Himself, and not the words of some one else. In this respect you should remember

that the Word of God the Almighty is accompanied by Power and Grandeur and Greatness; it is just as

you comprehend the difference between the talk of an ordinary person and that of a King. The Word

of God is full of Grandeur and Royal dignity. That is what shows that it is from God and from no other

person.(Malfoozat vol. 10, pg. 315)


Serve your parentsWhere as the Holy Quran commands us to be obedient to the parents and to be

serviceable to them, it also says:"Your Lord knows best what is in your minds;

if you are righteous, then surely, He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to

Him again and again." (17:26)God knows it quite well as to what is there in

your hearts; if you are righteous, then you should know that God forgives those

who turn to Him. The Champions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam,

were also confronted with hardships, and for religious reasons their relations with

their parents were strained. But of course, it is for you to try all you can to be good

to them and to look after them as best lies in your power; you should not lose any

opportunity to serve them. Your good intentions will bring you good rewards. If

you have to get yourselves separated from them, because of your religion, that, of

course, is a thing, that you cannot help. But you should always keep in mind that

you have to try to be good to them; your intentions must always be very good. You

should supplicate to God for them.

It is not only you who have been made to confront with this kind of situation.

Hazrat Ibrahim, peace be upon him, had also to pass through the same

circumstances. However, you should know that your duty to God comes first. You

should give preference to Him and try to do your duty to your parents as well; you

should also be praying for them - and you should be very sincere in whatever you

do. Your intentions must always be good. (Malfoozat Vol. 10, pg. 131)


SacrificeWhen a man passes through trials and tribulations and he does so with patience, because God says that he

should do so, then these trials and tribulations make him join the ranks of the angels. The Prophets are very dear

to God because they pass through greatest of trials and tribulations and these trials and tribulations take them

nearer to Him. Hazrat Imam Hussain, peace be on him, as well as the Companions of the Holy Prophet,

sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, had to pass through great tests. If a man sits down to take dainty dishes and he turns

the beads of the rosary, he should not expect to meet God. The rosary of the Companions of the Holy Prophet,

sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, was the sword. If now a days somebody is sent somewhere on a preaching

assignment, he starts saying within the span of ten days, that there is none to look after his home (and therefore

he would like to go back). If we look at the lives of the Companions of the Holy Prophet, we would find that

they had, as if, decided from the very beginning that they would not mind even if they had to sacrifice their

lives. They had accepted it as a fact of their life, that they would sacrifice their lives for the sake of God. The

Companions would go to the battlefield and some of them would lay down their lives there while others would

come back alive. The relatives of those who had laid down their lives on the battlefield would express great joy

for, they, the Martyrs, had sacrificed their lives for the sake of God. On the other hand, those who would return

alive, would continue waiting for the opportunity of laying down their lives for the sake of God; they always felt

that perhaps they were not good enough to have the opportunity of becoming a martyr. They would continue

making up their mind - and strengthening themselves in this determination of theirs - that one day they would

give their life for the sake of God. God says:"Nay We hurl the truth and falsehood, and it breaks its head,

and lo, it perishes. And woe be to you for that which you ascribe to God." (21:19)In this Age, the people

who are most sincere, steadfast and Muttaqi are the people of this Jamaat of mine but even among them there

are a lot of people who are the worms of this world (too much engrossed in the worldly affairs). A poetical verse

says: You want the communion of God and you also want this mean world. Let me tell you, this is utterly

impossible and it is nothing less than madness.

Nobody knows when he would be called upon to surrender his life. That being the case one should not be

unmindful of the fact of his mortality and he should not give preference to the worldly affairs over his religion.

Do not depend on your life. You should not think that you are secure against the devastation of the Time.

(Malfoozat Vol. 9, pg. 406)


What kind of MissionariesI had a proposal and I think that if it could be acted upon, it would go a long way in achieving our

purpose: the life is just passing away. We cannot name a single person from among the Companions of

the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, who had mixed up his religion with the worldly affairs;

there was none among them who confirmed one part of the religion and another part of the worldly

affairs. All of them had cut themselves off from this world (that is, they did not engage themselves in

the worldly affairs to such an extent that the religious affairs may suffer). All of them were prepared to

lay down their lives for the sake of God. If we also could get a few people who should know something

of the religion and whose morals should be fairly high and who should be contented people, they would

be sent to other towns to preach the message. Much of knowledge is not needed. All the companions of

the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, were Ummi (un-lettered). It is the Fear of God and the

purity of the heart that a man of this type requires. The path of truth is the path where God Himself

teaches the man wonderful things. Those who send their children to Qadian for studies, do good; it is a

good thing to send the children to this place for studies. But they do not do so just for the sake of God.

They know that education imparted here is also like the one that is imparted in some other schools (of

Government); they have the worldly education in mind. But of course they send their children out of

sincerity, it can do a lot of good and the result would be very much beneficial. The children who study

here are benefited in various ways: they are in the company of the righteous people and they are having

the opportunity of reading good books, especially my books. They have the opportunity to attend the

Quranic class conducted by Maulvi (Nur-ud-Din) Sahib and they listen to his good pieces of advice.

That they should be having this kind of opportunities from the very childhood can do them a lot of

good; they will gradually become very religious - and improve and advance in this field. The Truth is

that this school is not without advantages. If there are three to four hundred students enrolled in this

school, I am sure there must be at least thirty to forty students who would confirm to the type that I am

looking for.(Malfoozat vol. 9, pg. 413)


Strive for communion of GodThe man who strives for the communion of God is certainly helped by God

Himself - as if He holds his hand to lead him to Himself. God says: wallazeena

jaahadoo feena la-nahdiyannahum: that is, those who strive to have communion

with us We ultimately show them the path. All the Prophets and Walis (friends of

God) and other Saintly people strive hard for His communion and as a result of

that, the doors of the communion are opened for them. But as far the people who

do not believe that God does reward the actions of the people (His attribute Ar-

Raheem refers to the fact of His rewarding the actions) always assert that their

efforts have no value whatsoever: whatever has been destined, that is going to

happen; why should they, that being the case, make any effort. They would like

the things to happen as they might. Perhaps the thieves and the dacoits and the

evil doers also, in the heart of their heart, have the same belief.

In short, it should be remembered that the actions of God are of two types. One,

which have nothing to do with the actions of the human beings; they are like the

sun and the moon and the air (man benefits from these things whereas he has

done nothing to deserve them); these things have been there even before we

came into existence - it is all the manifestation of all-powerfulness of God. Two,

the actions which are connected with our deeds like our acts of worship and

righteousness; these things are rewarded by God.



Actions not wordsA true believer should not only believe in the God with these four attributes (Rab, Rahman, Raheem,

Malik-i-yaumid-deen) with the word of the mouth; he should live the kind of life that would clearly show

to the people that he does not take anyone else as his Rab, he takes God as his Rab; he does not take Zaid

or Umar (X or Y) his Rab. He should be full of certainty that it is only God who rewards the actions

(whether the reward is good or it is punishment); He knows the most hidden sins that a man might

commit. You should know it well, that verbal claims do not mean anything whatsoever. He who takes

God to be his Rab and Maalik-i-yaumiddin, in the true sense of the words, can never commit evil deeds

like stealing, fornication, gambling, or other deeds like them, for, he knows that all these things are

devastating and to commit them is to violate the commands of God.

The truth is that unless a man proves that he is a true believer in God and has very strong faith in Him, he

cannot be the recipient of the blessings and the grace of God which are granted to those who are His near

ones. The blessings that are vouchsafed to those who are near and dear to God have their sources in those

people being the possessors of high certainty and strong faith; these are the people who give preference to

God over everything else in the whole universe.

You must try to realise that Islam does not tantamount to mere verbal profession of faith and some "wird"

and "wazaa-if" (uttering of some words repeatedly for spiritual influence); one's practical life should be

so good that he may become the recipient of the help and succour of God and he may be vouchsafed

God's generous Bounties. All the Prophets had their lives very pure, truthful, trustworthy and of high

morals. They were not like the ordinary people - their fasting, payment of zakat, prayers and bowing and

prostration and recitation of sura Fatiha, was not like the ordinary people, they had caused a sort of death

to everything in the world; the only thing they visualised was the Being of God the Almighty; they took

Him alone as their Helper and real Sustainer. It is with Him that they had real communion and it is of

Him that they always thought and it is in Him that they lived their lives.

(Malfoozat, Vol. 10, pg. 37)


Acceptance of PrayerAT TIMES IT IS AS IF THE PRAYER is not being accepted; there is one thing that can be done on such occasions. One should ask some very pious person to pray and then he himself should pray to God that He may hear the prayer of that pious person. It has been observed quite often that the prayer has been accepted in this way. I have experienced it myself and it has been happening in the case of many people before me, as well. It is said that once Bawa Ghulam Farid fell ill; he prayed for his recovery but the prayer was not accepted. Then he asked one of his disciples to pray for him—this disciple was a very pious person (He was either Sheikh Nizamuddin or Khawaja Qutbud Din). His prayer was also not accepted. He, then prayed to God very fervently and asked Him to raise that disciple of his to the rank where the prayers are very often accepted. Next morning he told the disciple that he had prayed for him for a higher rank. When the disciple heard this, he was very much moved and he started praying for him very fervently—so fervently that it was accepted and Bawa Ghulam Farid recovered from his illness. (Malfoozat Vol. 9, pg. 234)


Teach them religionI think what we should do is that Maulvi Sayyed Muhammad Ahsan or Maulvi Hakim Nurud-Din should teach the

students the Holy Quran, the Hadees and tell them how to answer the objections raised by the opponents; this should be

done through verbal teaching. This programme should be acted upon for at least two hours and on a holiday. I can tell you

with certainty that all along, it has been the verbal teaching that has been carried on and the science of medicine has also

been taught verbally. When the students are taught verbally they get the practice in talking specially when the teacher is a

good speaker. Verbal teaching at times is so beneficial that a thousands books cannot do the same. That being the case

arrangement must be made for this kind of teaching courses. These programmes should be carried on during holidays. The

Holy Quran should be read out to their hearing; its meaning and its commentary should also be a part of the programme;

the students must be told of the supporting proofs from the books of Hadees. They should also be told how to answer the

objections raised by the Christians and at the same time they should be made aware of the hollowness of the Christian

teachings; they should be made well versed in these subjects. Likewise they should be told of the objections raised by the

atheists and the Aryas.

All this should be done systematically and in a graded manner. That is, they should be taught one thing in one week and

another thing in the next week. If proper arrangement is made for this, I am sure a lot will have been done and they will

be well prepared to go into the field. Just to teach them the Arabic language cannot do them much of good. What was the

influence of this language over the people before the birth of the Holy Prophet (sallallaho alaihi wa sallam) ? And what is

the influence of this language now on the Syrians and the Egyptians. Of course it is true that if one knows Arabic nicely,

he can make it serve the Holy Quran and one would be able to know the meanings and the significance of the Holy Quran

better. Since the Holy Quran and the Hadees are in Arabic language, it is very essential that this language must be learnt.

He who does not know this language cannot understand the Holy Quran and Hadees. Such a person cannot even know

whether a certain verse is there in the Holy Quran or not. A certain person was having controversy with a Christian

Missionary and he told that "Lau laka lama" was a verse of the Holy Quran. The Christian Missionary asked him to show

it in the Holy Quran. The man was put to great shame (for this is not a verse of the Holy Quran)

One cannot draw full benefit from just reading the translation of the Holy Quran. The branches of knowledge which are

subservient to the Holy Quran should also be acquired. The Holy Quran and the Hadees should be studied with full

understanding of their meaning as well as significance; the students should also be told about the correctness of the beliefs

of this dispensation. Some books should also be compiled to help the students in these branches of knowledge.

If this programme is acted upon, I would feel that my aims have been achieved to a large extent.

It should be noted that the subjects have to be taught according to a fixed time table and then the students are to be tested

in all that they have been taught. (Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 329)


Heart's key is with GodThe heart is the small box of God and its key is with Him. Nobody knows that it

contains. That being the case, why should anyone talk of what he thinks is in the

heart of another person and thus become a sinner.

The Hadees tells us that there would be a great sinner. God would call him to

come near Him and then He would stretch His hand to hide him from the view

of the people. Then, God would ask him if he had committed the sins that He

would name; these sins would be minor ones. The man would admit that he

really had committed those sins. Then, God would tell him that He had forgiven

those sins and instead, had rewarded him with ten good deeds for each sin. The

man would think that if that is the reward for minor sins, how great the reward

would be for his major sins. And he would begin to tell God that he had

committed some other sins also, which he would name and they would be major

sins. God would listen to him and laugh; He would say: "My kindness has made

this man bold to the extent that he has himself told me of his major sins." Then

He would command him to go and enter paradise through any of the eight doors.

What does anyone know how God is going to deal with the man (about whom

people talk as if they know what is there in his heart) and what is there in his

heart. One should therefore shun backbiting altogether.



Seeming harshness of ProphetsSome people out of their ignorance think the Prophets at times, show harshness; they do not

understand that their seeming harshness is of a different nature. It has no rancour and malice. They

have no ulterior motives relating to their self; whatever they do, it is for the honour of God and to

reform the person concerned.

At times, the mother beats her child and she beats him very severely. Others think that she has beaten

the child mercilessly but they are unable to assess her benevolence. Had the people been able to know

how kind and sympathetic the mother is, they would have never thought of this beating in that vein. Is

it not a fact that if the child is unwell the mother is perturbed the whole night and she spends the

whole night in giving him every kind of service. Who else can be that much sympathetic and who can

serve him like that. That exactly is the case with the prophet. He feels a sort of pain for the people; he

wishes the creatures of God to be reformed so that they may be saved from His chastisement. If, at

times, he is harsh to any of his followers he also spends his nights praying for him very fervently like

a mother.

In short, the harshness of the parents and the teachers is not real harshness; it is all kindness and

benevolence. The harshness of a just king is also no harshness. It is due to their ignorance that people

begin to raise objections. The just king always wishes well for his subjects. I should like to say it

repeatedly that to think too much of one self is not pleasing to God. You should shun this kind of

altercations altogether. (On hearing this, a certain person approached some one, shook hands with him

and put an end to their quarrel.)

You should remember that even if there is only one Truthful person, he will attract thousands of

people. And you should know that really and truly the Truthful person is he who keeps his self at a

distance of thousands of miles from himself. This is the root of the Religion and this also is the

Taqwa, fear of God and Religiousness. Religion is not like a trading centre.



Be SympatheticYou who are members of my Jamaat, should always keep it

in mind that you have to be sympathetic towards every body

without any distinction, to whatever religion they may

belong; you should do good to every body. This is what the

Holy Quran teaches:

Wa yut-i-moonat-Ta'ama alaa hubbihee miskeenan wa

Yateeman wa aseera.The captives were always the heretics (in the days of the Holy

Prophet). Just imagine, how sympathetic Islam is. In my opinion

the perfect moral teaching that Islam has given, has not been

inherited by any other religion. When I have recovered my health

a little I would like to write a booklet on this subject. The

contents of that booklet will form a comprehensive teaching for

the members of my Jamaat; it will also show the way to win the

pleasure of God. (Malfoozat vol. 7, pg. 285)


Benefit of oppositionIt is in no way difficult for God the Almighty to bring someone to naught but

the more powerful has the greater courage. Moreover, it is very essential that

such people should also be there. The enemies benefit the Prophets a lot. Most

of the thirty Parts of the Holy Quran were revealed because of the opponents.

Had everyone been like Abu Bakr to say "Amanna wa saddaqna" (we believe

and we testify the truth) only a few verses of the Holy Quran would have been

revealed - and that would have been total revelation, in the case of the Holy

Quran.

Just as a tree needs clean water so also it needs manure. There is

none who did not have people to oppose him. A lot of divine action is based on

the mischief of the opponents. It is good for a prophet to have some opponents,

for, they make him pray the more and more of the mistakes are shown to the

world. This is also good for his followers, for, it gives them strength of faith.

As for God the Almighty, it does not take time for Him to bring millions of

people to naught but he lets the opponents exist as a matter of necessity.

Wherever there is silence (no opposition) the Jamaat there does not make

progress. It is not easy for every body to understand the expedient ways of

God. (Malfoozat Vol. 7, pg. 368)


Efficacy of PrayersI DO NOT FIND ADEQUATE WORDS to express the faith that I have in recovery of the sick through the prayer. The Physician goes upto a certain stage and he stops there and loses hope. Further to that, it is God who opens up the way through the prayers. The understanding of the prayers is the real comprehension of the Divine and trust in God the Almighty. One should go beyond the limits that the people have fixed and he should be full of hope. If one does not do that, his life is no better than that of a dead person. It is at this stage that a man begins to recogniseGod.I like Maulvi Roomi's couplet to the effect that, "O you who have studied wisdom of the Greeks, you should also study the wisdom of the people who are full of faith."When a common man thinks that the matter has reached the stage of despair, God the Almighty starts making some changes which are not ordinarily visible and the matter is cleared up (it results in success).I receive quite a large number of letters for prayers and I pray for all those who write to me for this purpose, but most of the people do not comprehend the philosophy of the prayer. They do not know that great concentration is needed to get the prayers accepted. The fact is that to pray earnestly is no less than accepting a sort of death. (Malfoozat Vol. 7, pg. 386)


Oneness of GodThere are thousands of proofs to show that God is one

but the commonest and the clearest of them all is that

every thing in the world has a circular shape and the

circular shape indicates the oneness of God. The drop of

the water is circular and so is the earth (it is round). The

flame of the fire is circular and so also is the shape of the

stars. Had trinity been the correct dogma, these things

should have been triangular - having three corners.

God the Almighty started humanity with Adam and ended

it with another Adam. The Messiah who was promised

was named Adam, by God. Since this second Adam is of

a new type, the battle to be fought against Adam is also

of a new type.

(Malfoozat Vol. 8 pg. 6)


Do all you canIslam has divided mankind into three categories: zaalimull-i- nafsihee muqtasid and saabiq bil

khairat. Zaalimull-i-nafsihee are the people who are in the grip of their self which indulges in low

passions and that is the very initial stage. They try all they can to come out of this condition of

their. Muqtasid are the people who are moderate. They have got rid of their low passions to a certain

extent though still they are occasionally assaulted and they feel ashamed of it. But they are not

completely free from their low passions.

So far as Sabiqum bil khairat are concerned, they do nothing but good things and they are ahead of

all others. By nature they are only inclined towards good deeds. It is as if their self with low

passions has succumbed and they have entered the stage of perfect contentment. They do good

deeds so easily and naturally as if they find nothing extra-ordinary about it. That is why at times

something that is good for others is taken as a sin by them; it is because their comprehension of God

and their insight are far advanced. It is this thing in view that the Mystics (Sufis) say: hasanaatul

abraari-sayyi-aatul moqarribeena.

For example take the case of the contributions. A man in a labourer and he is earning two annas a

day; another man has two hundred thousand rupees with him and is earning thousands of rupees

daily. The one who is earning two annas is paying two paisa and the one who has hundreds of

thousands with him and is earning thousands of rupees daily pays two rupees. Although the one

paying two rupees is paying more than the one who is paying two paisa the fact is that the reward

for the one who is a labourer is much greater than the other person; rather this other person who is

earning thousands of rupees daily will be punished by God, for he did not pay according to his

financial position.

In short, everybody has to act in complete accordance with his position. The more a man is able to

comprehend, the severer will be his reckoning.(Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 107)


I have come to know that the Japanese are now inclined towards Islam. That being the case a very

comprehensive book on the teachings of Islam should be compiled - it should contain every information

about Islam, just as somebody describes the features of a man, from head to toe, like a picture of his. This

book should contain all the good points in Islam. All the aspects of its teachings should be discussed; this

also should be shown as to what the result of those teachings is and the fruits that they bear.

The Islamic morals should form a separate chapter and therein they should be compared with the morals

presented by other religions.. I think it is so important to publish a book of this type that the person for

whom the Hajj has become obligatory, should spend the money for the Hajj to publish this book instead;

it would be a religious Jihad.

Once the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, had to offer all the five prayers together. Now it is the

Jihad with the pen (instead of the sword) that has to be waged. That is why this now is the time that the

people should pick up courage and spend their time and wealth.

You should know it well that this is not the time to go the battlefield for religious purposes. The battles

that were fought during the life time of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, were not meant to

convert the non-believers to Islam by force; these battles were fought by the Muslims to defend

themselves. When the Muslims were inhumanly tortured and turned out of Mecca and many Muslims had

become martyrs, it was then that God commanded them to fight back; this definitely was a defensive

measure. Now the times have changed. There is peace every where; it is with the pen that Islam is being

attacked. That is why it is necessary that pen should be used to rebut the attacks. God the Almighty says

in the Holy Quran that you should make preparation to defend yourselves with the same kind of weapons

as the opponents happen to use.

Think of the preparations that the opponents of Islam are now making. They are not lining up the armies.

They are publishing magazines and books. We also should, therefore, pick up our pen and answer their

attacks with magazines and books. It is not expedient that the prescription (treatment) and the sickness

should be at variance. If the treatment does not conform with the sickness, the consequence is bound to be

unprofitable and harmful. (Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 20)

Pen to fight pen


Pledge of initiationThe members of my Jamaat should not be pleased with the mere verbal expression of faith;

they should act in complete accordance with their pledge of initiation. They should bring

about a change from the core of their heart. God the Almighty cannot be pleased with just

having the knowledge of various aspects of Religion. If you do not bring about a change in

your heart, then it will be correct to say that there is no difference between you and the

others (who have not joined the Jamaat). If you display mischief, fraud and slackness, you

will be ruined earlier than the others. Everybody should carry his load and act according to

his pledge. Nothing can be said as to how long a man is to live. Maulvi Abdul Karim has

passed away. Every Friday we have to offer the janaza (funeral prayer) of some one. Now is

the time for you to do whatever you have to. When death approaches, there is nothing that

can postpone it. He who does good deeds before the time of his death approaches, it is

hoped that he will be purified.You should struggle hard for a change of your self. Supplicate during the prayer; you should give charity

and do every other good deed that lies in your power. With all these things you should try to join the

people of the category who are mentioned in the verse: wallazeena jaahadoo feena. The sick person goes

to the physician, takes the medicine, purges himself, removes a little of his blood, applies fomentation

and thus tries to be relieved of his sickness. Likewise you should try all you can to remove your spiritual

sickness; you should not do so only with the word of the mouth; you should struggle hard for it. All the

methods that God has prescribed should be put into practice. Be charitable; go out to the secluded places;

if you have to go on a journey, do go on that journey. There are some people who go about distributing

money to the children in the hope that the unseen might be disclosed to them; but when the hearts are

sealed, such things cannot avail anything. God the Almighty likes the people who strive (for a change for

the better), for, he who does so can hope for hitting the target. (Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 118)


Death - an admonisherLook at the passing away of Abdul Karim and ponder over it; there is a

great lesson in this event for its being so sudden. Everybody must realise

that one day he has to die and therefore he should be prepared for it. If one

thinks over this kind of things, one can become a true believer. When a

man inclines towards the worldly gains, he begins to cherish very many

hopes and this creates difficulties for him. He who thinks that he is going

to live long and plans for the fulfilment of many hopes - I will do this and

I will do that it becomes difficult for him to purify himself. A believer

should be such that when he goes to sleep at night he should think that

perhaps he would not be alive next morning and when he gets up in the

morning he should think that perhaps he would not live to see the evening

of that day. The best thing for a man is that he should get his heart

purified, and that is not possible without the Grace of God. When the heart

is purified, the first thing that happens is that he does not cherish long

hopes. That gives him a sort of contentment. On the other hand if a man is

always running after the worldly gains, his heart becomes impure.

Death is the real admonisher - the best of all the admonishers.(Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 198)


Faith is gradual processPatience is a great quality. He who shows patience and does not talk angrily, is the one who when he

speaks, it is not he who speaks, it is God who makes him speak. The members of the Jamaat should show

patience and they should not be irritated at the opposition of others nor should they pay back in the same

coins; they should not abuse the people who abuse them. He who takes me as a liar, is not expected to

show me respect. There are lot of examples of this kind in the life time of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho

alaihi wa sallam.

There is nothing as good as patience is. But of course it is not easy to show patience; he who shows

patience receives the succour from God the Almighty.

Delhi is a difficult place and yet it can't be said that all the people are alike. There must be many who are

with us from the core of their heart though they cannot make it open; when the time is ripe, they will come

out in the open. Arabia was also a very difficult land; ultimately it came onto the right path. Delhi is not as

difficult as that (difficult indicates hard heartedness).

I do not like that the members of my Jamaat should attack anyone, or that they should behave unmannerly.

God commands the people to be forbearing and that commandment must be obeyed. What has been

revealed to me points to the fact that people should be forbearing. I have no potion that may be split on the

hands of the people. This is the time when even some of those who initiated themselves at my hands, do

not possess a strong faith; it is as if they are vomiting uncertainty. However the weak should be dealt with

kindly and everybody should realise that when he was a new entrant, his condition was also the same; he

was also weak in faith. The Satan is in pursuit of everybody. The bliss of tranquillity is attained gradually

(and not at once). It is because the poison of sins committed previously continues pinching (as if it is

stinging). It is not easy to get rid of this poison all at once. The mercy of God holds the hand and guides

gradually. When a sick person recovers, he still finds himself weak and this weakness might at times pull

him down; at times the sickness also relapses.

A Believer is the friend of God but it is not easy to reach the stage of friendship. That is why it is said: you

should not say Ammanna (we have become believers), you should say Aslamna (we have become

Muslims). (Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 200)


When it's the will of GodAt the very outset I offer my hearty thanks to God the Almighty who has granted me the opportunity of coming

to this town once again to preach my message. I have come here after the lapse of fourteen years. Last time

when I left this town, I had only a few people with me and the opposition was at its height; they were calling

me a kafir and a kazib (one who tells lies) and Dajjal. The people looked at me like the one who has been

rejected and who has been utterly humiliated. They also opined that the people with me would be dispersed in

no time and this Movement would become non-existent. Great plans were hatched and strenuous efforts were

made for the achievement of this purpose. A great scheme was prepared against me and a Religious Decree

(Fatwa) was prepared by a few Maulvis of this town - thereby they called me a Kafir.

But what I could see - and you too can see - is that those who called me Kafir are no more there - and with the

grace of God I am still alive and the membership of my Jamaat has increased.

I think the second Fatwa that was prepared was taken round the whole of India - to all the big cities. Almost

two hundred theologians of various categories signed it and affixed their stamps on it. This fatwa was to the

effect that this man is a Kafir, Dajjal, Liar, the greatest of the Kafirs. In short whatever anybody could say

against me had been said in this Fatwa. Having issued this Fatwa the people (the opponents) felt that this

weapon of theirs would finish up this Movement. And the fact is that if this Movement had been a human affair

it would certainly have been finished with this weapon - for, this weapon would have been a deadly one for it.

But this Movement has been established by God. How could it die out at the hands of the opponents? The more

severer became the opposition, the greater was the grandeur and the honour given to it. Today I am grateful to

God that whereas there was a time when I came to this town with only a few of my companions, now I am here

- and you can see it - with a large number of people. The members of my Jamaat are now no less than three

hundred thousands and it still continues to grow and definitely it will reach tens of millions.

Behold, what a great revolution it is. Can it ever be the work of the human beings? The worldly people had

desired to put an end to this Movement. Had it been in their power to do so, they would have finished it since

long. But this is the work of God the Almighty. Whatever He wills to do, there is none who can stand in His

way and stop Him from doing it. And whatever He decides that it will not happen - though the world may

decide to get it done, it never happens. (Malfoozat Vol. 8, pg. 214)


Gate of Divine MercySo said the Promised Messiah

a prophet to unite mankind in the later days

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