The Devotion of Life — Page 511
511 This is such an agonising incident that one shudders in describing it. Hearts are extremely troubled when imagining the Powerful Divine decree. Is there anyone who could not learn a lesson from these incidents?” (Faith-Inspiring Incidents of Heavenly Support in the Field of Preaching, pp 29-31) Two Signs of Sudden Starting and Stopping of the Rain The following are narrations of the late Hadrat Maulana Rahmat Ali Sahib ra. Hadrat Maulana Rahmat Ali Sahib ra used to reside in the Yasir Miskeen ward of the Padang City. Most of the houses in the area were built of wood and attached to each other. Once, a fire, which started suddenly in the ward, reached so close to his residence after burning the surrounding houses to ashes, that its flames were touching the balcony of the house. Observing such a dire situation, the members of the Community insisted that he immediately vacate the house. However, with full confidence and strong belief, he said, ‘The fire, God Willing, will not do any harm to me. This house, at present, is a residence of a humble servant of the Promised Messiah as who is striving in the cause of Allah. God Almighty has promised the Promised Messiah as , as stated in these words, ‘The fire is Our servant, rather it is a servant of Our servants. ’