Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 87
87 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim relation that will bear fruits. Nothing else matters, all other attachments will vanish into longing and desire or become a collar around the neck in the form of sin. One aspect of the character of His Holiness as is that he desires very much for people to come and stay with him, and in my estimation this is a very powerful argument in favour of his truthfulness. His Holiness as knows full well with all his soul that he is commis- sioned by Allah and that he is truthful. A single day would be enough to make a false man anxious, and he would quickly seek to push people away so that his hol- low nature would remain concealed. Patience and Self-Restraint When Confronted by Opposition In his gatherings, he will never speak of any of his adver- saries and if someone else mentions one of them, he does not speak ill of them. This also is a manifest proof that the heart of His Holiness as is not consumed by fire. Otherwise, the manner in which the nation has inflicted grief upon him and the conduct shown by the Muslim clerics towards him is such that if His Holiness as were to feel these pains in the manner of a worldly person, he would writhe and suffer day and night, he would find reasons to mention these enemies in his discussions, he would lose his senses, and all his work would be disturbed. Even the idolaters of Arabia could not pre- sent anyone in opposition to the Holy Prophet sa , the