Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 101
3 January 1907 101 There was mention of the Arabic Qa si dah accompanying the treatise of the Promised Messiah as I‘j a z-e-Ahmad i : The Promised Messiah as said: The revelation, ِ مَنَعَہ ٗ مَانِع ٌ مِّن َ السَّمَآء ِ مَنَعَہ ٗ مَانِع ٌ مِّن َ السَّمَآء A Prohibitor from the heaven prohibited him from presenting its match. is being fulfilled in many ways. No one has been able to respond to this. If anyone even dared, they died before either complet- ing or publishing it, thus setting a seal upon my truth. The Glorious Quran has put forward all the principles for the protection of health. 1 َو َزْجُّرلا ْرُجْهاَف َو َزْجُّرلا ْرُجْهاَف This is such a short expression, yet all the standards of cleanli- ness have been put forward within it. It encompasses directives related to physical and spiritual cleanliness. Regarding eating and drinking, God mentions, 2 اْوُلُك َو اْوُبَرْشا َو اَل اْوُفِرْسُت اْوُلُك َو اْوُبَرْشا َو اَل اْوُفِرْسُت Eat and drink but do not exceed the bounds. The greatest mir- acle of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is indeed that he caused a pious change among the people living in Arabia. In this [feat] the Holy Prophet s as is unique among all the prophets, peace be on them all. The condition of the Arabs was so unspeakable that they did not 1. And uncleanliness do thou shun ( S u rah al-Muddaththir, 74:6). [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:32 [Publisher]