Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 479
27 September 1905 479 with her, ‘Do not rely on the fact that your father is a Prophet; no one can be safe without the grace of Allah. ’ Someone asked, ‘Even you s as ?’ He replied, ‘Yes, even me. ’ In short, salvation does not depend on nationality nor wealth. Rather, it depends on the grace of Almighty Allah which is drawn in through righteous deeds, perfect obedience to the Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and supplications. The affliction of racial pride is no less than the affliction of wealth. Some people look down upon other nations. The Sayyeds are the worst affected by this affliction. A female beggar came to our door. She was saying that I am a Sayyadani [caste claiming descent from the Holy Prophet s as ]. She was thirsty and asked for water, but requested the cup to be washed lest some [ordinary] ummat i had drank from it. Such notions are prevalent among these people. These things have no value in the sight of God Almighty. He has already decreed, 1 َّنِا ْمُكَمَرْكَا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا ْمُكىٰقْتَا َّنِا ْمُكَمَرْكَا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا ْمُكىٰقْتَا. Salaried Imam of S al a t A sincere and respectable companion said, ‘My father had built a mosque. He used to pay some compensation to the imam [one who leads the Prayer] so that the mosque would remain populated. He is not member of this Jam a ‘at. I have maintained his salary. What should I do now?’ The Promised Messiah as said: Whether an Ahmadi or a non-Ahmadi, whosoever prays for the sake of money, we should not be concerned with him. Prayer is meant for God. If he goes away, God Almighty will send men 1. Verily, the most honourable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you ( S u rah al- H ujur a t, 49:14). [Publisher]