Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 225
UNDATED UNDATED 1 225 A Pure Word The mother of Hadrat Maulawi 'Abdul-Karim is here and he men- tioned her old age, weakness, and how he serves her. Serving Parents The Promised Messiahas said: Serving one's parents is a very noble deed. It is mentioned in a noble hadith that two people are very unfortunate: one who passes through Ramadan yet his sins are not forgiven, and the other who has parents and they pass away, yet their sins are not forgiven. 2 When a child is under the care of his parents, all his worries and grief are carried by them. When a person becomes involved in worldly affairs, they come to know the value of par- ents. God Almighty has given precedence to the mother in the Holy Quran as the mother suffers tremendously for the sake of a child. No matter what infectious disease the child may 1. Although no date is recorded on the diary under the title of al-Qaulut-Tayyib [The Pure Word], the circumstances indicate that this discourse is from the last days of May, i. e. from 27 to 31 May 1905. وَاللهُ اَعْلَمُ بِالصَّواب ]And Allah knows best]. (Compiler) 2. Al-Adabul-Mufrad, by Imam al-Bukhārī, Bāb man Dhukira 'Indahusas, Falam Yuşali 'alaih, p. 222, Hadith 644, printed by Darul-Şiddīq [Publisher]