Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 254
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 254 The person was a little perplexed and asked, ‘You have not answered my request. ’ The Promised Messiah as replied, ‘I have already said that I shall pray for you. ’ The person said, ‘Do you not give any amulets?’ The Promised Messiah as said, ‘It is not my practice to give charms and amulets. My job is only to supplicate before Allah. ’ 1 30 March 1908 (Before Asr Prayer) Life Insurance The Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, had received a letter from Malik Maula Bakhsh stating that he was in a contract with a life insur- ance company for several years before the Bai’at and had paid nearly 600 rupees to the company. Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq pre- sented the letter to the Promised Messiah as and asked for his advice. Malik [Maula Bakhsh] Sahib had also written in his letter that he had pledged at the hand of the Promised Messiah to give precedence to his faith over all worldly matters, and if this issue was in conflict with reli- gious teaching in any way, he would like to withdraw from it. 1. Al- H akam, vol. 12, no. 25, p. 1, dated 6 April 1908