Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 41
the manifest punishment of sin but his heart will not be affected with darkness, for the simple reason that he did not lift the shoes with intent to steal. . A remote nephew of the Nizam of Hyderabad came to see me in Qadian. He wanted me to pray for him for a particular object. It occurred to me that since men of his position seldom come over willingly, I should avail of this chance to counsel him. I invited him to have his evening meal with me and exhorted him till late in the night. I asked him if he was observing Prayer. He said he was used to praying now and then while at home but since, during the course of journey, it was hard to maintain the standard of cleanliness, therefore prayer could not be observed. I told him that he had lot of money and that even at that time he had brought with him no less than half a dozen servants and if that was his condition what about the poor who were no more obliged to observe Prayer than he while he enjoyed so many facilities in comparison; he had his berth reserved in the train and enjoyed reclining there at ease "What would you say to God the Almighty? What would be your excuse for failing to observe prayers?” A poor man could very well say that he was angry; "Allah has not been solicitous about me so much, wherefore should I worship him!" Even though his answer is a silly one but still it is an answer but what would he have to say, I asked him. . . I found that he looked like one deeply moved and promised to observe Prayers regularly. We broke up the party at about 12 in the night and he departed for his lodging. On reaching there, he commanded his servants to wake him up for the morning Prayer. "I have been put to great shame today and if he would want to know whether