Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 107
107 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim model and the practical life of an exemplary individual. I observe the multitude of terrifying trials and tribula- tions with which His Holiness as , our Beloved Messiah, is faced. On certain occasions, he receives news of something which would apparently confound a man or throw an ordinary person into utter despair. Yet the heart of this holy man who is the Promised Messiah does not waver in the least. Whether he is writing a book or whether there are matters that require his attention, nothing can hinder or obstruct him from completing the tasks at hand. There is no interruption or disturbance in his coming to the mosque five times a day for Prayer, in meeting his companions as usual with a smiling countenance, and nothing changes in the way that he speaks to them with affection and kind- ness, and with forbearance and informality. At home, he does not express any annoyance whatsoever when the children ask question upon question, and disturb and bother as children do. Never does he speak to his honourable wife in a voice that would carry even the slightest tinge of harshness or severity. Nothing of this nature can be seen in the character of His Holiness as. I remember vividly that on the day that the district superintendent came to Qadian to search the home of the Promised Messiah as , there was no prior news or knowledge of the impending search, nor could there have been. On that morning, our respected Mir Sahib