Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 77
77 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim to record here the letter that he wrote in response because in my view this letter is a strong proof of His Holiness as being a manifestation of Allah. ِ َعْمَال ُ بِالنِّيَّات ل اِنَّمَا ا Deeds are based on intentions. The letter read as follows: My honourable brother, Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib Peace be on you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah. Just now, at about 2 o’clock, I am in receipt of the let- ter which my brother Syed Hamid Shah Sahib has written about the condition of your illness. As soon as I read the letter, I was saddened with grief to such extent as can be known only by God Almighty. May Allah the Exalted shower His special mercy. I will pray with special attention. The fact is that from all the people of my community, the two of you are the only ones who have devoted your lives to me in the service of religion; you are one and the other is Maulvi Hakim Nur-ud- Din Sahib. There is no third as of yet. And so, who can know, except for God Almighty, the anguish that I feel, the restlessness from which I suffer? May Allah Almighty grant you health and have mercy, and may He give you a long life. Ameen, and again, Ameen.