Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 402
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 402 even then God is a great treasure. God has never destroyed those who live their lives having become His. One ought to be steadfast and courageous during God’s trial. Keep in mind that a trial is indeed the thing through which a person can gain great and lofty ranks. Ritual Prayers and prostrations beseeching the world mean nothing. A believer should not complain about the Divine decrees and determinations, and learn how to be pleased with the will of God. In my opinion, the one who does this is indeed from among the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. There is nothing greater than life; one ought to be prepared to sacrifice it at all times in the way of God, and this indeed is what I desire. The Promised Messiah as said: It always so happens that where man desires for a patient to be saved, that is where mistakes are made. Dr Khalifah Rash i d-ud-D i n ra submitted at this point that a few days ago the Promised Messiah as had said that he had seen in a dream that a death was to take place in this house and a goat had been slaugh- tered. As Maulaw i Noor-ud-Deen ra was unwell in those days, an appre- hension arose concerning him. Naww a b Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, Dr Abdus-Satt a r Shah, and he himself—all three—were a witness to this. The Promised Messiah as said: Divine decrees are of two kinds. One is called taqd i r mu‘allaq [suspended] and the second is called taqd i r mubram [absolute]. Once Divine will is set in motion, then there is no remedy for it. If this too had a remedy, then the entire world would have been saved. The signs of the mubram decree are indeed such that the ailment continues to increase day by day and the con- dition continues to deteriorate. Observe, a continuous fever of