Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 369
26 April 1906 369 care that these people are greater in number? Allah the Exalted is not held in awe by abundance and quantity. 1 ٌلْيِلَق ْنِّم َيِداَبِع ُرْوُكَّشلا ٌلْيِلَق ْنِّم َيِداَبِع ُرْوُكَّشلا Behold! How many people were drowned during the time of Noah as ? And how many people were saved in comparison? The Disease of P i rz a dgi The Promised Messiah as said: The disease of p i rz a dgi [being the progeny of hereditary spiritual guides] is worse than hectic fever and consumption because these people suffer from arrogance and pride, need- lessly display a self-conceived grandeur, and constantly boast of ascetic pretence. 2 1. Few of My servants are grateful ( S u rah Sab a ’, 34:14). [Publisher] 2. Badr, vol. 2, no. 17, p. 2, dated 26 April 1906