Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

have divulged them in order to encourage youngsters. And
sometimes, without any reason whatsoever, they only blurt them
out inadvertently, which happens during the spiritual intoxication
on a path of Tarîqat. He who divulges such states for fame, in
order to advertise himself, is a liar. If he undergoes such a state, it
is harmful to him; it is istidrâj.
Question: Prophets ‘’alaihim-us-salawât-u-wa-t-teslîmât’ and
the Awliyâ ‘’alaihim-ur-ridwân’ have always lived with hardships
and calamities. In fact, it has been stated: “Disasters and troubles
befall Prophets most. Next they befall the Awliyâ, and then people
who are like them.” On the other hand, the thirtieth âyat of Shûrâ
Sûra purports: “The disasters which befall you are punishment for
your sins.” According to the âyat, a multitude of disasters signifies
a multitude of sins. Those who are not Prophets should suffer
more adversity. Why does He send calamities and difficulties upon
people whom He loves? How can people who are beloved to Him
be in difficulties and problems while His enemies are in comfort
and blessings?
Answer: The world was not created for pleasures, for
enjoyments. It is the next world which was created for such
purposes. This world and the next are opposites. To please one of
them will offend the other. In other words, to look for pleasures in
one of them will cause you to suffer difficulties in the other. Then,
people who have had many benefits in the world [if they do not
fulfill the gratitude for them] will fear much and will suffer many
hardships in the next world. Likewise, a Believer who has suffered
much in the world [although he has done his best to keep away
from dangers] will attain many blessings in the next world. The
world’s life, when compared with the long duration of the next
world, is not even a drop of water compared with something
endless? So, pitying His beloved ones, He makes them suffer
hardships for a few days in the world so that they will attain
endless blessings. Playing tricks on His enemies, He gives them a
little gain, and thus drags them towards bitter pains, a case which
is called istidrâj.
Question: A poor disbeliever suffers hardships in both this
world and the next. The difficulties which he suffers in the world
will not cause him to attain benefits in the next world. What is its
reason?
Answer: The disbeliever is Allah’s enemy. He must be
tormented eternally. Not to torment him in the world, to let him
live as he wishes, means a favour, a pleasure for him. It is for this
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