Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 344
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 344 the host asked him to explain so he could be even more grateful and thankful for his favour. Then he said that when you were not at home, and I was here alone, if I had set fire to your house at that time, your house and belongings worth several thou- sands of rupees would have been burnt to ashes. This person prided himself on not doing evil, but from this example, every person can understand that there is no excel- lence and pride in abandoning evil. 1 1–8 February 1906 Surviving in a Terrible Time Depends only on the Grace of Allah A friend submitted in the presence of the Promised Messiah as that now that he had received the revelation ‘The departure will be after February 25’, so should we now take up residence in a house outside the city? The Promised Messiah as said: I cannot yet explain what its meaning is, nor am I giving any advice to go out at this time. Moreover, survival in such a ter- rible time depends only on the grace and mercy of Allah the Exalted. Merely staying in or going out has nothing to do with it; these are external measures. The essential point is that one 1. Badr, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 2, dated 26 January 1906