Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 381
23 September 1905 381 In regard to this, some say that it was, indeed, in Syria. I say this is absolutely wrong. The Holy Quran itself is against it because the word awa is used in a situation where salvation is found and shelter is given after a calamity. How could they get this while staying within the Roman Empire? They could not possibly stay there. So they were compelled to migrate. Life Cannot be Relied Upon The Promised Messiah as said: Life cannot be relied upon. Various diseases and especially the plague have stirred even greater fear. (Before ‘A s r Prayer) The Primary Method is Prayer The illness of H a d r at Makhd u mul-Millat [the leader of the nation— Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m of Sialkot] was mentioned. A respected elder made the observation during the course of the discussion that some practitioners of mesmerism claim that they can shift the disease from one part to another by their focused attention. The Promised Messiah as said: This is nothing. My nature finds this very repulsive. The springs of running water ( S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:51). [Publisher]