Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 46
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 46 Death Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Maj i d Ahmadi sent news of the passing away from this world on 3 November 1904 of Maulaw i Syed Taffazul Husain, Pensioner, Te hsi ld a r [Tax Collector] of Etawah. The Respected Te hsi ld a r had come to Qadian in February 1904, intending to stay for only a few days, but the Promised Messiah had insisted on him stay- ing for a few more days. During this insistence, the Promised Messiah as said: The important advice is that the time for a meeting is very short; God knows whether there will be an opportunity to meet again or not after you leave. This world is such a place that one cannot rely on it lasting even for a short moment. When I heard these words, the thought ran through my mind that Syed Sahib would reach Allah before coming to Qadian again. And the reason for my mind turning to this was that I have repeatedly experi- enced that when the Promised Messiah as says something to someone in such words, it is indeed the case that those are his final days. Blessed are those who please their Lord by spending the days of their lives in obedi- ence to their master and Imam; that is, by being of service to the Faith. On the visit of Syed Sahib and his stay for a few days, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, said these enviable words in regard to the people of Punjab: The people of Punjab are progressing in sincerity and purity due to coming to meet me again and again, and some of them look like they are going to become ‘Abdul-La ti f soon. 1 1. Al-Badr, vol. 3, no. 41, 42, p. 13, dated 1 & 8 November 1904