Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 282
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 282 The True Meaning of the Holy Spirit Someone’s question was presented that what you have written about Gabriel shows that you agree with [Sir] Syed Ahmad that the R uh ul- Am i n [the Spirit, faithful to the trust] is [something] within the human being and there is no R uh ul-Qudus [the Holy Spirit] and Gabriel apart from this. The Promised Messiah as said: This is entirely wrong. My thinking on this matter bears no resemblance whatsoever to [that of ] Syed Ahmed. My purport is that R uh ul-Am i n descends upon a person at the behest of Allah the Exalted when he attains such a level of holiness and purification as to develop within himself a condition that is worthy for the descent of R uh ul-Am i n. At this point, it is as if there is a R uh ul-Am i n on one side, and then one comes from the other side. I say this based on my own condition and expe- rience. These are not mere words. Lightning is an excellent example to understand this. When there is lightning within a body, it is then that heavenly lightning can affect it. This truth can also be found in the Holy Quran through careful deliberation. The Joy of Worship and Prayer in Solitude The intense heat and lack of rain being experienced these days were being discussed. The Promised Messiah as said: It is the Sunnah to perform the Istisq a’ Prayer [Prayer for rain] on such an occasion. I will also join the Jam a ‘at in the perfor- mance of this sunnah, but I intend to go out and pray and sup- plicate in solitude. The joy experienced in humbling oneself