Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 446
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 446 UNDATED 1 The Necessity of Purifying One’s Morals The Promised Messiah as began his discourse with great anguish: It is the utmost duty of our Jam a ‘at that they purify their mor- als and pay attention to the minutest details in discharging the rights of men and the rights of Allah. No limb of theirs should commit dishonesty and deceit. Even a dog or a cat should not be deprived of their kindness, let alone a human. I consider those people extremely wicked who, using religion as an excuse, consider it acceptable to physically or economically injure peo- ple of any other nation. In short, the gist of the entire address is that the Jam a ‘at should now show a manifestly clear difference in their moral condition. Appreciate the Signs The Promised Messiah as said: I have been given a firm promise that many extraordinary Signs will manifest through me, but the knowledge of which specific people will benefit from them has not been disclosed to me. 1. There is no date recorded on these statements of the Promised Messiah as. The editor of Badr has written only this much in the issue of 26 September 1907, ‘The Promised Messiah as delivered such a lengthy address at night that if one had written it down it would have become a treatise. ’ It is understood from this that these statements are from a date close to 26 September 1907. (Compiler)