Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 145
16 February 1907 145 I‘tik a f 1 A question from a person was presented to the Promised Messiah as : Can a person discuss his worldly business when sitting I‘tik a f ? The Promised Messiah as said: They can do so for some extreme necessity; and can leave to visit the sick or to attend to the calls of nature. 2 16 February 1907 (At the time of Z uhr) Debates should be in Written Form There was mention of the Jam a ‘at in Munger [in India] and of some debate there. The Promised Messiah as said: If there are written questions, we should also give written answers to the opponents. Verbal debates are probable cause of mischief. 1. I‘tik a f means to seclude oneself in the mosque, typically during the last ten days of Ramadan. [Publisher] 2. Badr , vol. 6, no. 8, p. 5, dated 21 February 1907