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263 Malfuzat – Volume IV 1 ِ ء َٓا ْس ِ ْلْن ا ْي َ ٰل َ ِع َُْوَْن َم ٰ ْو َ ُق ُ َل َا ْج ِ ْلَر َ ا Men are guardians over women. Therefore, if a man becomes cursed, he gives that curse to his wife and children too. If he becomes a recipient of blessing, this blessing is extended even to his neighbours and those who live in his city. At the present time, the fire of plague is consuming the entire country. Those who refer to this as a curse are wrong, this is an angel of God Almighty who has been entrusted with a special task at the present time. The cure of which God Almighty has informed me is: ْ ُم ِ َھ ِ ْس ُ ِف َْنْ ا ِ َب ْا َمَا َو ُ ِر ِ ْي َ ْغ ُـ ُي ْي ٰ ِت َ ُح ٍ ِم َْوْ ْق ِ ْب ُ َمَا ِر ِ ْي َ ْغ ُـ ُي َا ْل Allah changes not the condition of a people until they change that which is in their hearts. This plague is the result of evil deeds, sin and transgression, and because the peo - ple reject and mock me. This disease will not end until the people bring about a pure change in their actions and hold back their tongues from spewing out insult and abuse at me. Then, Allah the Exalted states: َ ِة َـ ُي ْ َر َ ْق ا ْلْـ ْي ََوَ ا َِّٗنَٗه ا God Almighty has saved this village from grief and turmoil by taking it under His protection. Do low-caste people of ill-repute not live in this village, as well as atheists, and those who consume and sell alcohol, and other such people? Even still, due to my person, God has taken this entire village under His protection, and He has saved it from the chaos and widespread death—akin to the dying of dogs—which we observe in other towns and cities. Therefore, these are the signs of God Almighty; view them with reverence and take a lesson from them. Utilise all your strength to attain the pleasure of God Almighty. Continue to repent and seek forgiveness so that God Almighty showers His grace upon you. 2 28 December 1901 The Relationship between a Spiritual Guide and the Disciple The relationship between a spiritual guide and the disciple ought to be 1 an-Nisa , 4:35 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 6, no. 19, dated 24 May 1902, pp. 5-7 p. 527