Khalifatul-Masih IV — Page 42
hazrat rta 42 return to Rabwah from a trip, the first question he would ask was, ‘What are the Salat timings at the Mubarak Mosque?’ He was always careful about this so that if the Prayer tim- ings had changed [during his absence], he could ensure that he went to the mosque at the correct times, lest he miss con- gregational Prayers. Moreover, as it has just been mentioned, Huzoor rta would also encourage others to become punctual in their Prayers. This was a special characteristic of his personal- ity. The way he did this was very unique and beautiful. Many people are regular and punctual in offering their Salat , but they do not care about encouraging others to perform Salat especially in the manner that Huzoor rta did. He paid a lot of attention to people around him, to make sure that no one is procrastinating in their Prayers. One time when I was about ten years old, there was a match on TV. There was still some time remaining for Zuhr Prayer. Huzoor rta prepared for Salat and was about to leave. He saw me and said: ‘Do you know what shirk is? Shirk is not only idol worship, but a greater form of shirk is when a person believes in Allah and declares that he loves Allah, then when he hears the call to