Malfuzat – Volume X — Page xxxiii
Preface xxxiii ٗهَل ٌتٰبِّقَعُم ْۢنِّم ِنْيَب ِهْيَدَي َو ْنِم ٖهِفْلَخ ٗهَنْوُظَفْحَي ْنِم ِرْمَا ِهّٰللا ٗهَل ٌتٰبِّقَعُم ْۢنِّم ِنْيَب ِهْيَدَي َو ْنِم ٖهِفْلَخ ٗهَنْوُظَفْحَي ْنِم ِرْمَا ِهّٰللا For him (the Messenger) is a succession of angels before him and behind him; they guard him by the command of Allah [ S u rah ar-Ra‘d, 13:12]. And the annals of history have preserved for eternity their good name together with the heavenly title: ثبت است بر جریده عالم دوام شان ثبت است بر جریده عالم دوام شان Their magnificence has been written in the record of the world for eternity. The sayings and discourses of the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, are an excellent escort and guide for maintaining the freshness of faith and development of high morals by reading which the scene of the gatherings of the Promised Messiah as comes immediately before one’s very eyes. That ecstasy and exhilaration that would develop in the hearts of those present in the company of the Promised Messiah as , develops even today by reading his sayings and discourses in accord with the state of one’s own advancement, providing only that these words are studied with heartfelt attention, sincerity and full devotion, and an effort is made by one to abide by these directions. Drawing the attention of the Jama’at to this, the Promised Messiah as says: I am never pleased just with the large numbers of [people belonging to] my Jama’at [Community]…. Rather, only such people deserve to be called the Jama’at when they are acting upon the real objectives of entering into the Bai’at —when a pious change has truly taken place in them, their lives have become totally cleansed of the filth of sin; when having escaped from the clutches of carnal desires and of Satan, they have become absorbed in seeking the pleasure of God Almighty, they discharge the rights of God and the rights of His servants