Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 23
24 OCTOBER 1905 السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُوْنَ : say 23 ['Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the graves from among the believers and the Muslims! And, God willing, we are bound to join you. ] Etiquette of Visiting Graves When we arrived at the shrine of Khwajah Bāqī Billāh, many graves were close to each other and often at the same level as the ground. I observed very closely that the Promised Messiahas walked carefully between the graves so as not to step on any grave. Upon reaching Khwajah Şahib's grave, he raised his hands in prayer and offered a lengthy prayer. After the prayer, I asked what one should pray at the grave, and he replied: One should pray for the forgiveness of the person in the grave and pray to God for oneself also. Man stands in need of praying before God all the time. A poem about the late Khwajah Şahib is written on the gravestone. After praying, the Promised Messiahas read that poem and ordered this humble writer to copy it. ¹ Hadrat Khwajah Bāqī Billāh The Promised Messiahas said: Khwajah Bāqī Billah was one of the great saints. He was the 1. So, Hadrat Mufti Muhammad Şādiq, may Allah be pleased with him, copied that poem and published it in Badr. (Compiler)