Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 65
65 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim a substantial amount of time worshipping it. To His Holiness as , however, it has no greater value than a use- less cloth. By closing the buttons on his waistcoat into lower holes, eventually all of the buttons break off. One day, he said with an air of wonder: “It is no easy task to reattach a button. My buttons seem to fall off quickly. ” Then he said: “In truth, doing one’s buttons is a great waste of time. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “My state is that I even feel regret when answering the call of nature, for all the time that is wasted. This time too could be better spent in some religious work. ” He also stated: “Any occupation or engagement which prevents me from religious work and takes up my time is com- pletely unacceptable to me. ” His Holiness as once said: “When an important task of religious nature arises, I deem food and drink, and sleep to be forbidden on me, until I have completed the task at hand. ” The Promised Messiah as also stated: “I am devoted to the cause of reli- gion, in fact, I live for the sake of religion. Therefore, all I desire is that nothing obstructs my way in this path. ” Once in the winter season, Mahmud, who was a child at the time, put a large piece of brick in the waistcoat pocket of His Holiness as. When the Promised Messiah as lay down, the brick would push into his side. He turned to Hamid Ali and said: “For the last few days I have been experiencing pain in my rib; it feels like a prick- ing pain. ” He was surprised and began to pass his hands