Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 199
Undated 199 Healing is Attained Solely through the Grace of Allah The Promised Messiah as said: Look! Just recently Mubarak Ahmad had measles. He expe- rienced so much itching that he would stand in the bed and scratch off the flesh of his body. When nothing afforded relief, I thought that it was now time for supplication. I prayed and had just completed my supplication when I saw [in a vision] that some small animals like rats were biting Mubarak Ahmad. A person said, ‘Tie them in a sheet and throw them out. ’ Hence, this was carried out. Then when I saw in wakefulness, Mubarak Ahmad had recovered completely. Similarly, what is in the ‘healing hands’ that are renowned? That very grace of God— nothing else. A Way for the Acceptance of Prayer The Promised Messiah as said: At times when one’s supplication does not find acceptance, a way to have the prayer accepted is to request a pious elder to make the supplication and then one should supplicate to God that He may accept the prayers of this elder. It has been observed many a time that the prayer is accepted in this way. Such an incident has sometimes occurred with me as well, and it can also be witnessed in previous saints. For example, once B a w a Ghul a m Far i d rta fell ill, and he prayed but no benefit was observed. Then he asked one of his extremely pious and right- eous disciples (perhaps Sheikh Ni za m-ud-D i n rta or Khaw a jah Qu t b-ud-D i n rta ) to pray. They prayed fervently but still found