A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 106
106 A critical Review of the Pamphlet—‘f a te h -e-Qadian’ hands, did it mean actual bangles? Similarly, when the Holy Prophet sa saw cows being slaughtered did it mean real cows? Certainly not, they implied other things. Similarly, when the Holy Prophet sa saw the Promised Messiah as though he had come out after bathing and saw water dropping from his head like pearl drops, it means he would be a man who would repeatedly repent and turn to God and his link with Him will always be refreshed as though he were bathing all the time. The pure drops of the purity of his turning to God will drop like pearls from his head. In another hadith, man’s turning to God is compared to bathing. For instance, discussing the excellence of Prayer, the Holy Prophet sa said that if a stream runs in front of the door of one’s house and he were to bathe in it five times daily; can any filth remain on his body? The Companions replied that it cannot. Then, the Holy Prophet sa said that in the same way, no filth of sin can remain on the soul of one who observes Prayer (which combines repentance, seeking of forgiveness, supplication, humility, offering praise and glorification) five times daily, as though he were bathing five times daily. This hadith makes it clear that the meaning of the Promised Messiah’s bathing is the same, otherwise what special excellence is in the physical act of bathing? Even the Hindus bathe this way every morning, and the drops of water also fall from their body. Alas, people with material thoughts always drag spiritual matters to a material level, and like the Jews remain ignorant of the mysteries of truths.