The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 26
The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ’at [ 26 ] strolling while he was writing something. When I suddenly woke up, I saw the Promised Messiah as was lying on the floor near my bed. I was embarrassed, and I stood up quickly out of respect for him. The Promised Messiah as asked me with great affection and love, ‘Maulav i Sahib, why did you stand up?’ I apologised, ‘How can I sleep on the bed when H u du r is lying on the floor. ’ He smiled and said, ‘Go back to sleep without any hesitation. I was watching out for you. Children were making some noises, and I was stopping them so that your sleep would not be dis- turbed. ’ ( S i rat Hadrat Mas ih -e-Mau‘ u d , by Hadrat Maulav i ‘Abdul Kar i m ra , p. 36) This is the ‘grave threat’ to Islam. What would be left of the Islam of these maulav i s in the presence of such pious peo- ple? This is the real ‘threat’ that the maulav i s are hiding from the public. Hadrat Maulav i ‘Abdul Kar i m ra testifies that on one occasion, the Promised Messiah as stated under oath: I cannot describe the pleasure and delight that I get in my dependence on Almighty Allah when my wallet is empty. This condition is much more delightful and satisfying compared to when my wallet is full. ( al- H akam , vol. 3, no. 32, p. 4–5, as quoted in Malf uza t , vol. 1) It is clear that whatever the Promised Messiah as would get, he would spend in the way of Almighty Allah and in the