Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 311
13 August 1905 311 for every rebirth should be different. 1 Many objections of this type arise regarding this issue. 2 13 August 1905 (Evening gathering ) A new Muslim gentleman had come from Rahimabad. 3 Hadrat Hakeemul-Ummat [Maulaw i Noor-ud-Deen] related that according to this gentleman’s comments, he had spent seven years in the company of 1. This is in Badr: Not one but thousands of such objections arise against transmigration, which proves that it is a sign of misfortune even to have such a belief. Millions of insects are produced in a short period of time during the rainy season, so does this mean that many more sins are committed during the rainy season? So, a list should be compiled of as many types of sins as there are species of animals, insects, spiders, serpents, and scorpions that are found inside the earth and above it, in the air and on the trees, and in the sea. For example, a cow is in a state of ease as compared to a dog; it is also worshipped by the Hindus. This shows that the sin that makes one a cow is not as severe as a sin whose commission makes a man into a dog. So, it is the responsibility of the Aryas to prove that there are as many species of sins as there are species of living be- ings. ( Badr, vol. 1, no. 20, p. 6, dated 17 August 1905) 2. Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 29, p. 4, dated 17 August 1905 3. This is in Badr: One new Muslim has come from Gaya. ( Badr, vol. 1, no. 21, p. 2, dated 24 August 1905)