Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 162
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 162 present Swadeshi movement contains a covert tinge of rebel- lion within it, and actually, the origin of this movement has nothing to do with sympathy for domestic goods. On the con- trary, the root of it is the resentment of the Bengalis over the partition of Bengal. This matter appears, therefore, to be ill-fated. Besides, all enterprises in the country have been in a state of suspension for some time. Unless and until these are restored, such move- ments will cause harm instead of benefit. Therefore, the current Swadeshi movement is not worthy of sympathy and involve- ment because it is not based on good intentions. ’ 1 26 November 1905 (Before noon) In Blessed Memory of Hadrat Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m, may Allah be Pleased with Him The Promised Messiah as was having a conversation with Syed Am i r ‘Ali Shah about Makhd u mul-Millat [the Leader of the Faith]. Upon men- tion of Hadrat Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m ra , the Promised Messiah as said: I remember Maulaw i Sahib at every function and every gath- ering. People used to benefit from him. He was a great orator. 1. Badr, vol. 1, no. 37, p. 7, dated 24 November 1905