Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 25
24 October 1905 25 Punjab is Most Fortunate On the other hand, Punjab is most fortunate. Thousands of people continue to join the Divine Community. The people of Punjab are very tender-hearted and there is Divine devo- tion in them; they tolerate insults and taunts. However, these people are very rigid, so there is fear of the Divine punishment which had been striking in times of yore. When the Appointed One from Allah, or the Waliull a h [Friend of Allah], comes, and people harass and insult him, then the practice of Allah is that destruction most certainly befalls the city and land that is rebellious and rude. The grace of Almighty Allah upon the Punjab is great. The people of Punjab are God-fearing and are heedful of God, and the people of Punjab are coming to me in such abundance that sometimes they do not find a place to stand in our gatherings. The Promised Messiah as said: Khw a jah B a q i Bill a h lived a very short life. He lived an even shorter life than the late Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m; Maulaw i Sahib was 47 years old. Standing at the grave of Khw a jah B a q i Bill a h, after praying, the Promised Messiah as said: The excellence of all the saints buried in Delhi is evident from the fact that such a harsh land accepted them. I have not yet manifested this excellence.