Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 19
19 Malfuzat – Volume IV The Shafi’is Then another sect is the one based on the Shafi’i school of thought. These people live a life that is akin to barbarians. There is a saying among them that ‘ all is for - given to the Shafi’i. ’ In other words, there is no need for the lawful and unlawful, or anything else for that matter. As such, the gipsies who wander our country call themselves Shafi’i. Just observe their ways and their character. In Amritsar a Muwahhid used to lead the Prayer in what is known as the Mosque of the Courtesan. He mentioned to me that on one occasion he went to Lahore where he happened to go to a mosque owned by Shafi’is. It was time for the morning Prayer. When this man was asked, he responded by saying that he was a Shafi’i, so they made him the Imam for the congregational Prayer. However, in accordance with the Shafi’i creed, when he did not remain standing to recite the Qunoot prayer customarily said after the bowing position in the morning Prayer, the people became furious. Finally, he managed to leave the mosque only with great difficulty. Therefore, the religion of Islam is suffering from many such internal forms of disorder and corruption, which need reformation. In fact, if a man looks at the external disorders, he becomes all the more astonished. Just look at the disor - der of the Christian priests and you will become worried. In short, the coming together of all these forms of disorder manifestly tells us that in this present time, a heavenly dispensation is needed and if God had not established this commu - nity, this would have been a cause for objection against God. However, we thank God for taking our hands and establishing this community with His support. ََِك َل ٰذٰ ْی َٰلٰ ْع ِ ُہللِ ُ ِد ْ َم َْحَ ْاَل َ ِف For this, all praise is due to Allah. ” 1 12 September 1901 Maulvi Jaan Muhammad Sahib, the teacher from Daska, posed the following question: “Huzoor, after one takes the oath of allegiance with you, does any previ - ous oath made with someone else remain intact or not?” The Promised Messiah, the Sign of Allah, said: “When a person takes the oath of repentance on my hand, all other oaths are annulled. A person can never keep their feet in two boats at once. Even if someone’s spiritual guide from a previous time is still alive, they 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 36, dated 30 September 1901, pp. 1-3 p. 294