Blessings of Khilafat — Page 8
8 That is: We have removed from you your burden which had well nigh broken your back. When God Himself has clearly stated that the Holy Prophet’s back was about to be broken by this burden, then who else can stay strong after having been burdened with such a task? However, the same God, who lightened the burden of the Holy Prophet sa and who also enabled a person to carry such burden successfully in this age, strengthens the backs of those who propagate His faith after the time of the Prophet. I was always suffering from one ailment or another even before I became Khalifah , but now you have seen that since the day of my election, I have felt well only on a few days. If I was really so jubilant to have attained Khilafat and had desired it, I should have become healthier and put on much weight after attaining it. Had I been trying to acquire it for the last six years, as those who do not believe in Khilafat allege, I should have become healthier by now with the joy of having achieved it. But that is not the case. In my childhood, whenever my mother expressed anxiety on account of my ill health, the Promised Messiah as would say “He will become healthier when he experiences some happiness”, and would quote the example of Khawaja [Kamalud-Din] that he too was very lean before passing the law examination. Having come to know that he had passed the examination, he put on a lot of weight in the course of a very short time. So if Khilafat has been an empire that I am really so happy to attain, then I should have become healthier upon acquiring it. But those who keep company with me and are familiar with my life know very well of the difficult times I pass through. The pain that I suffer is known only to me.