Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 39
25 October 1905 39 He submitted that he visited Feroz Sh a h’s pillar, Pur a n a Kot, Mah a bat Kh a n’s Mosque, the Red Fort, etc. The Promised Messiah as said: I wish to visit the graves of Hadrat Bakhtiar K a ki, Ni za m-ud- D i n Auliy a ’ , Hadrat Sh a h Waliull a h, etc. The people of Delhi who are above the ground neither meet with us nor are they worthy of being granted an audience. Therefore, let us meet those saintly people from among them who have passed away and are buried under the ground so that we do not return with- out meeting anyone. I consider it a miracle of these saints that they lived among such hard-hearted people. I have not yet attained such acceptance in this city as was bestowed on these people. یں ذاک � مشچ ابز و وگش ابز و ا دخا دنبی مشچ از ام �ی�رہ خ � Open-eyed and open-eared—yet this intellect! I am amazed at how God has sealed their eyes. The Need for a Mu s le h What a perilous time this is for Islam. There are endless internal and external calamities. Yet, these people think there is no need for a Mu s le h [Reformer] at this time. They say that we offer our Prayers and observe the Fasts, so what need do we have for a Reformer? However, they do not understand that without the mercy of God, the tenderness and anguish needed to purify man’s heart cannot develop. Therefore, a lot of prayers are needed. The one who only engages in debates cannot derive any benefit. They do not see what kind of calamities have descended upon Islam. They think as if God has neglected Islam. The people of Delhi appear as if they