Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 292
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 292 also ungrateful, and it appears that Aryas have this evil in their nature that they deliver such mistreatment to their benefactor. The Promised Messiah as said: I have advised him to completely sever his relations with the Aryas. It is Imperative to Break an Unlawful Promise One person’s request was presented that his sister had been betrothed to a non-Ahmadi a long time ago. Should that still be honoured or not? The Promised Messiah as responded: It is necessary to break an unlawful promise and make amends. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had sworn not to eat honey. God Almighty commanded that such an oath should be broken. Additionally, the purpose of betrothal is so that one may come to know all the good and bad during this period. Betrothal is not marriage such that sev- ering it constitutes a sin. Assemblies for Poetry Recital The Promised Messiah as was asked about the establishment of a poetry reading society proposed by some Ahmadis possessing poetic disposi- tions. The Promised Messiah as responded: It is a waste of time that such societies be set up and people remain wholly immersed in composing couplets. Of course, it is permissible for someone to write a poem on some joy- ous occasion and incidentally read it in a gathering or have it