Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 336
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 336 Ummah Likened to a Wife I had made an intercession in that supplication, as is also evi- dent from the words of the dream that this person is my friend. The power of God and His being the Knower of the Unseen was to be manifested, so Maulaw i Sahib was saved. In the Books of God, the ummah under a Prophet is referred to as a wife, just as in the Holy Quran, there is one place where virtuous servants are likened to Pharaoh’s wife, and in another place they are likened to Imran’s wife. In the Gospels, the Messiah is also described as the bridegroom and his followers as the bride. This is because obedience to the Prophet is obliga- tory upon the ummah in the same way a wife is commanded to obey her husband. This is why ‘Abdullah said that his wife was sick in my vision. Interpretation of a Dream ‘Abdullah is the name of the Prophet. ‘Abdullah has been men- tioned as the name of the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, in the Holy Quran as well. ‘Mithan’ refers to the pleasure and comfort of health that is bestowed after the bitterness of illness. ‘Maqbul’ means that the prayer was accepted. All these are profound metaphors and rep- resentations. Nothing can happen on earth unless it happens in heaven. Maulaw i Sahib’s recovery from this disease is a great miracle.