Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 151
21 FEBRUARY 1907 رُبَّ قَارِي يَلْعَنْهُ الْقُرْآنُ 151 Meaning that, "There are many reciters of the Noble Quran who are cursed by the Quran. The person who recites the Quran and does not act upon it is cursed by the Holy Quran. While reading the Quran, when a verse mentioning God Almighty's mercy is encountered, one ought to seek His mercy, and where there is mention of the chastisement of a people, a plea must be made to God Almighty for refuge from the punishment of God Almighty. The Quran should be recited with contempla- tion and reflection, and it should be acted upon. 2 Amir Habibullāh Khan, Ruler of Afghanistan This diary is from the periods when the Promised Messiahas is in the private area of his home. It has been written by Şahibzādah Mirza Mahmud Ahmad and published in his magazine Tashhidh-ul-Adh-hān, vol. 2, no. 1. We copy it from there. The Promised Messiahas commented on the tour of Amir Habibullah Khan, ruler of Afghanistan: People are holding large receptions for him and are delighted upon his visit, but it makes no difference to me whether he comes or goes. What do I even care for this man who fails to act upon the commandments of God? Our Sovereign is God and Amir Habibullah is a criminal before Him because he 1. In Ihyā' 'Ulūm-ud-Din by Imām al-Ghazālī, vol. 1, Kitāb Ādāb Tilawat al- Qur'an, al-Bab al-Awwal fi Fadlu al-Qur'an wa Ahlihi wa Dhammu al-Muqaş- şirīn fi Tilawatihi, Fadīlat al-Qur'an, p. 324, Dār al-Ma'rifah, Beirut, 2004; it is written as: رُبَّ تَالٍ لِّلْقُرْآنِ وَالْقُرْآنُ يَلْعَتُه . ]Publisher[ 2. Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 8, p. 15, dated 10 March 1907