Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 320
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 320 been! How heart-wrenching the destruction that took place that one shivers in fear just listening to their accounts, and yet no one was moved. Those people would ask Moses as to pray for them in such a crisis, but these people say it is not much—such things do happen and such calamities come all the time. It was the promise of God from yore that diverse calamities would visit in the Latter Days. Some would accept at that time but most would perish. God does indeed show Signs but only they benefit from Signs who are believers and they are but a few. A person had come to me and said: ‘The plague has wreaked such havoc in my town that many are prepared to come to Your Holiness and repent. In fact, it is the plague that has brought me to Your Holiness as well. ’ This year the plague is somewhat less and, because of it, the hearts are hard. People are audacious, but who knows what is to transpire in the future? Therefore, one should not feel secure and one should repent and lean towards God and seek pro- tection from Him before the chastisement strikes. However, all this can happen only with His help. At times, Satan creates great doubts in man: my relations and links would be severed, my honour and respect would suffer, my means of livelihood would get shut down, or my superiors would become displeased with me. However, remember, all these concerns do not stop one from accepting the truth. The government is not concerned with any religion at all. Besides, my doctrine—by the grace of God—is not such that would offend the government. As for relationships getting sev- ered or livelihood getting compromised, one should remember that God does not waste the one who surrenders something and subjects himself to some hardship for the sake of God. On