Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 258
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 258 Yes, she used to say this. God Almighty also fulfilled this wish of hers. A few days ago, we were still in the garden when one day she fell seriously ill and almost died, so she said, ‘But today is Tuesday, and Friday is still far away, and ‘Abdul- H ayy’s A m i n 1 has not yet come. ’ By the grace of God, she regained her health at that time, and then, according to her wish, she also experi- enced the joy of ‘Abdul- H ayy’s a m i n and ultimately encoun- tered the day of Friday. The Promised Messiah as said: This is like that narration of a revered old man who fell seriously ill in a city, and when he was close to death, he bequeathed to his companions to bury him in the Jewish cemetery. The friends were surprised that he was a devout, godly man; why would he wish to be buried in a Jewish cemetery? Perhaps he had lost his senses. So they asked him again to confirm what he was asking. The revered old man told them not to be sur- prised by his statement. That he was in complete control of his senses, and the fact was that he had been praying for 30 years that death should come to him in the city of Toos, so if he were to die there that day, the person whose supplication of 30 years had not been accepted is undoubtedly not a Muslim. So, he did not want to deceive the people of Islam by being bur- ied in a Muslim cemetery and that people should come there and recite S u rah al-F a ti h ah on his grave, believing him to be a Muslim. By the power of God, that man became healthy at that time, and then after 10 to 15 years, he fell ill and died in the city of Toos. 1. A celebration marking the first time an individual completes the recitation of the entire Quran. [Publisher]