Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 76
76 cause. He states: “A person who desires that I should love them, and that my humble and fervent prayers reach the heaven in their favour, must assure me that they are able to serve the Faith. ” His Holiness as has said on oath many times: “I love everything for the sake of God Almighty, whether it is my wife, my children, or my friends. My relationship with everyone is for the sake of Allah Almighty. ” A Caring Disposition Anyone who develops a relationship of love with His Holiness as and forms a strong bond with him is always left embarrassed by the love that His Holiness as show- ers on them in return, and then considers his own love to be much lesser and insignificant. There is no relative in the world who has more concern for the good and benefit of a dear one than the concern of His Holiness as for his followers. The condition is that one must be a believer and righteous, and a servant of the Faith. Of course, His Holiness as remains concerned for the good and prosperity of all people in general, but he holds a special love and relation with the believers. Last October I became ill and had gone to Sialkot for a few days during that time. My condition grew more frag- ile. My dear and honourable friend Mir Hamid Shah Sahib, Deputy Superintendent, District Sialkot, wrote a letter to His Holiness as about my illness. I feel obliged