Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 22
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 22 Visiting Graves In the morning, the Promised Messiah as visited the men’s section of the house, during which someone suggested taking a recreational tour of Delhi. The Promised Messiah as replied: It is inappropriate to go around by way of sport and pastime. However, there are graves of some great saintly people here. So, I will also go and visit them. He instructed this humble one [ Hadrat Muft i Muhammad Sa diq ra ] to make a list of such saintly people so a visit may be arranged [to their graves]. The attendees gave the following names: 1. Sh a h Waliull a h sah ib 2. Khw a jah Ni za m-ud-D i n sah ib 3. Respected Qu t b-ud-D i n sah ib 4. Khw a jah B a q i Bill a h sah ib 5. Khw a jah M i r Dard sah ib 6. Respected Na si r-ud-D i n sah ib Char a gh Delhi Hence, arrangements were made for carriages, and the Promised Messiah as , accompanied by the Companions, boarded the carriages and first visited the shrine of Hadrat Khw a jah B a q i Bill a h. On the way, the Promised Messiah as spoke about visiting graves: There is a spirituality in the graveyard, and visiting the graves in the morning is the Sunnah [Practice of the Holy Prophet s as ]. It is meritorious in the sight of Allah and reminds a person of his station. Man is a traveller in this world. Today he is above the ground, but tomorrow he is below it. It has been mentioned in the sacred hadith that when a person visits a grave, he should