Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 19
19 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful We praise Allah and invoke blessings upon His Noble Messenger sa as A Gift for the Community My brethren! May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. I regret that I have pained you to wait too long, and for so long a time have been unable to convey the holy words of my beloved master, and write about this divine community. It would have behoved me to not allow any hindrance to stand in my way in view of the abundance with which I received your letters, but many unexpected matters arose beyond my control, which prevented me from completing this work. It gives me joy, however, that my friends will now be so pleased by my letter that I trust they will not dwell over what is past. I trust that they will all pray with heart- felt emotion for a brother whose gaze remains forever fixed to find anything that would grant them pleasure and comfort and offer it to his friends, but certain trials subject him to such circumstances which turn his hand and pen averse. My brethren! I had promised in one of my letters that I would write about various accounts and instanc-