Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 201
201 1 ْ ْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِم ی الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِ اِهْدِنَا Guide us in the right path—The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings. And what this means is to be granted a level of steadfastness which will not let one waver even in the face of death. ” 2 15 July 1901 His Holiness as in Gurdaspur On 15 July 1901 the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace and blessings, was summoned by the court on the request of the defence to give testimony in rela- tion to the suit that was filed against Mirza Nizam-ud-Din and others who closed off the public passage leading to the mosque. There is a very large canal enroute to Gurdaspur and at one point it splits off into two directions. In my travelogue, I have named this place Majma-ul-Bahrayn (the junction of the two waters). Those friends who had gone on horse carriage reached here first and so they waited for His Holiness, on whom be peace and blessings, to arrive. After a wait of about a half hour or so, the entourage of His Holiness as arrived as well. His Holiness as gave instructions that everyone should eat, so the spread was laid out and all of our friends ate together. At that time, certain discussions took place. His Holiness as said: “God Almighty Himself supports a righteous person. It does not behove a believer to engage in schemes. ” The Stay at Gurdaspur On the request of Maulana Maulvi Muhammad Ali Sahib, His Holiness as stayed at the magnificent home of Munshi Nabi Bakhsh Sahib, Chieftain of Gurdaspur, who was the father-in-law of Maulvi Sahib. Discussions arose about the court case and someone said that the opposing party has planned to engage in a very improper line of questioning. The Promised Messiah as said: “I do not care about this in the least. The hand of a believer is always above others. 1 al-Fatihah, 1:6-7 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 25, dated 10 July 1901, pp. 1-2 p. 183