Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 292
292 AHMADIYY AT Thereafter, he put scheme after scheme before the Com- munity and the Community made an eager response to every one of them. . The Khalifatul Masih personally announced the purport of his dream in meetings called for the purpose in Hoshiarpur, Lahore, Ludhiana and Delhi. He addressed a message on 14 February 1944 stressing the purpose of the meeting to be held at Hoshiarpur on 20 February 1944. In this letter he stated: Brethren, peace be on you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. You have read the announcement about the meeting to be held in Hoshiarpur. The only purpose of the meeting is that at the place where the Promised Messiah, in the face of very adverse circumstalices, had announced a sign of divine mercy, whereby his name would be carried to the ends of the earth, an announcement should be made that the prophecy has been fulfilled in grand style. This is an occasion for the display of the fear" of God and of righteousness and not for worldly celebration. I, therefore, announce that only such people should attend this meeting as are given to supplications, istighfar, and praise of God, and who remember God constantly. They should be determined that dur- ing their sojourn at Hoshiarpur they would not speak without purpose, nor indulge in vain talk, or laughter, or ridicule, but would maintain a serious mood and would throughout be occu- pied in prayers and istighfar. It should be kept in mind that boys and raw youths and those who are unable to exercise full control over their tempers and those who soon begin to be restless when they have to sit in silence, should not go to the meeting. Only those should go to the meeting who are determined to observe silence throughout and to devote their time to the remembrance of God or to the discharge of such duties as are assigned to them. I admonish those who intend to participate in the meeting that if they act in accordance with my advice, their participation will be acceptable to God. Otherwise, all their effort will be vain, and they will risk incurring God's wrath. This admonition was taken so much to heart by those proceeding to Hoshiarpur for the purpose of participating in the meeting that Maulvi Sanaullah Sahib of Amritsar, a bitter