Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 16
16 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 8 22 OCTOBER 1905 (Journey to Delhi) At first, it was thought that Hadrat Ummul-Mo'minin [Mother of the Believers; i. e. , the wife of the Promised Messiahas] would go to Delhi with her noble father, Mīr Nāşir Nawwab. However, when the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, performed istikhārah¹ concerning her departure before Allah the Exalted in the prescribed manner, he received the following revelation: لَا تَقُوْمُوْا وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا إِلَّا مَعَهُ لَا تَرُدُّوا مَوْرِدًا إِلَّا مَعِيَ إِنِّي مَعَكَ وَ مَعَ أَهْلِكَ. [Do not stand or sit except with Him. Do not stop at any place except with Me. I am with you and with the members of your family. ] These revelations made it necessary for the Promised Messiah to go to Delhi with his family members. When the Promised Messiahas dis- closed his intention to travel, a few Companions accompanied him with his permission. This humble one, the writer, was sick and suffering from a fever for a few days. However, Hudūr [the Promised Messiahas] said: 'Come along. There is also a benefit from the change in climate. They left Qadian on Sunday morning, 22 October. Before leaving, he said: Last night, I received a vision and a revelation. I saw in my 1. A special Prayer made to seek guidance from Allah before making a decision. [Publisher]