Lecture Ludhiana — Page 5
5 claim. Twenty-five years ago no one knew my name nor did anyone come to visit me in Qadian or even had corre- spondence with me, yet in that state of anonymity and helplessness, Allah addressed me in these words: 3 This is the mighty prophecy which was made in those days. It has been widely publicized since then and read by people of every faith and persuasion. At that time and in that condition, when I was obscure and no one knew me, God informed me that people would flock to me in large numbers from far away lands, and provisions would also be made for them because one person on his own cannot possibly provide for the hospitality of hundreds of thou- sands of guests or bear the expenses. So God said: ‘Their provisions shall also come with them. ’ As man tends to grow weary of multitudes and is likely to behave discourteously, God forewarned me not to be discourteous to them, and also not to get tired of the overwhelming flow of people. Just imagine whether it is within the scope of human 3 ‘They will come by every distant track and will come to you from afar. Don’t turn away from God’s creatures with disdain and don’t get weary of people. My Lord, leave me not alone and You are the Best of inheritors. ’ [Translator]