Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 241
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I FINAL ADMONITIONS 241 Money and clothes are sent to me for the orphans and the indigent. Such money I make over to Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i , in observation of the direction: Approach not the property of the orphans (6:153). Among the clothes sometimes costly items are received. I told my wife to sell such items, and out of the proceeds to prepare average types of clothes so that a larger number of deserving persons may be helped. My wife enquired whether she could buy some items herself. I told her she could not, but women unrelated to us could buy such items. There are frequently cases of marriages of indigent people, and the brides have to be provided with some clothes and ornaments. Then there are moneys that I am told to spend at my discretion, or in some manner the spiritual benefit of which should go to a deceased person. Some moneys are received generally for charity. Some are earmarked by the donor specifically for my personal benefit, and I know that this is done by the special design of God. I have not related all this in my defence. Allah knows well that I attach no value to your approval or disapproval or rejection of me. I have told you this lest any of you should become guilty of sin by falling a victim to suspicion. I am not in need of your money. Even in the lifetime of the Promised Messiah as I received such moneys and I accepted them. I tell you this as I wish you well. I have not the least fear of any of you; 1 fear God alone. Do not think ill. If I am in error, leave me in my error. At this age if I have not learnt from the Holy Quran, what will you teach me? My condition is