Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 184
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 184 The Promised Messiah as said: The words of the hen and the words of the revelation were both directed toward the Jam a ‘at. Both sentences are addressed to my Jam a ‘at. Since there is a need for money nowadays. There is much expenditure on the langar [community kitchen], and a lot is being spent on buildings. So the Jam a ‘at should pay atten- tion to this commandment. A Lesson in Spending in the Way of Allah among Birds The Promised Messiah as said: The hen shows by its actions how to spend in the way of Allah because it sacrifices its whole life for man’s sake and is slaugh- tered for his sake. In the same way, the hen lays an egg every day with great effort and labour for the benefit of man. Likewise, a story is narrated about the hospitality of a bird, that a traveller spent a night under a tree in the forest wilder- ness during winter. There was a bird’s nest on top of the tree. The male and female started talking to each other that this trav- eller is our guest today and is suffering from the cold. What should we do for him? After thinking it over, they settled on breaking their nest and throwing it down so the traveller might light it and start a fire to keep warm. So they did that. Then they said that he was hungry. What should be prepared for him to eat? There was nothing else available, so they both threw themselves into the fire so their roasted meat would become dinner for their guest. Thus, they set the paragon of hospitality. So, if the believers of my Jam a ‘at do not heed my voice, they