Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 53
53 My view is nothing but the obvious. There is only one path to success and it is to recognise God and to develop a living faith in Him. If I were to say these things in a gathering of these materialists, they would mock me, but I pity them. It is unfortunate that such people cannot see what I can see. God Almighty has given you an opportunity to have made such a long journey to come here and you have suffered the difficulties that any journey entails. I believe that if you had not been moved by the power of faith, you would not have subjected yourself to such travails. May Allah the Exalted reward you and further strengthen this power of yours, so that you are blessed with eyes that are able to behold this radiance and spiritual light, and what Allah Almighty has sent down to the world in this age through His grace. On certain occasions, it so happens that a person will go somewhere, but then return quickly. But after the individual has returned, their soul feels restless over why they returned. Our friends come to visit us and then they return to their homes due to various compelling circumstances, but then, they feel a sense of regret for leaving so quickly. ” On this, Maulvi Syed Mahdi Husain Sahib said: “I am sure that I will also feel the same way. If I had not already sent a telegram to Nawab Muhsin-ul-Mulk Sahib and others, I would have stayed for longer. ” The Promised Messiah as responded by saying: “In any case, I do not wish to hold you back from your promise. As you have informed them already, you must go, but I am hopeful that you will return here again. I advise, merely for the sake of Allah, that if on another occasion, you come here and stay for a week or two at least, this will prove extremely beneficial for you. You will be able to hear those words which God has sent me to convey. At the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the disbelievers had the following view about him: 1 ٌ ٌ عُجَاب ء ْ لَشَي اِنَّ هٰذَا This is indeed a strange thing. The disbelievers would allege that this was a worldly enterprise. Those opponents who do not receive the opportunity to remain in the company of one sent by God are unable to form a proper opinion. It is not right for one to form a view from afar, because until a person comes closer and gains first-hand knowledge of the 1 Sad, 38:7 p. 47