Fazl-e-Umar — Page 240
Fazle Umar 240 “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 rest- less 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 opponent of the Movement, was moved to comment in his paper, the Ahle Hadees, of 10 March 1944: “It appeared as if a host of the Companions of the Holy Prophet was proceeding to the conquest of Mecca. ” In the meeting at Hoshiarpur Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II [ra] concluded his address with the declaration: “I do not say that I am the only Promised One and that no other Promised One will appear till the Day of Judgment. It appears from the prophecies of the Promised Messiah that some other promised ones will also come and some of them will appear after centuries. Indeed, God has told me that at one time He will send me a second time to the world and I will come for the reform of the world at a time when association with God will have become widespread. This means that my soul will, at some time, descend upon someone who will possess faculties and capacities like mine and he will, following in my footsteps, bring about a reform of the world. Thus, promised ones will appear in their due times