Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 190
KHILAFAT Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 190 Now let his opponents hold meetings and proclaim their joy. They have witnessed the first powerful manifestation of divine power and help, now let them witness the second manifestation of His power. This tree which has so far been safeguarded by the sheer grace of Allah, will now grow and flourish by the same means, despite the smallness of our numbers and the paucity of our workers. O ye, our hasty opponents, you should have exercised a little patience. You had witnessed the first manifestation of divine power, you should have possessed your souls in peace for the second; but God Almighty has reserved the rewards of patience also for us. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Have you not witnessed that our Imam passed away, and we endured the bereavement steadfastly? But you expressed your condolence over our sorrow by parading effigies and farces. Your Professor and Su f i bestowed the honorary title of Servants of the Faith on the demonstrators. Good and bad die all over the world. Have you read anywhere since when has this method of condolence been adopted by the Muslims, and who has by initiating it won the title: He who initiates an evil practice? The Muslim masses of Lahore created such an uproar on the occasion as I had no conception of, and I became apprehensive that we would not be suffered to reach the railway station, but suddenly Allah, the Almighty sent the police, as a sign of His mercy, to guard us, and we were able to board the train without any difficulty with gratitude to Government in our hearts.