Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 19
11 November 1907 19 and conversations lack sufficient credibility. It should be accom- panied with the work of God Almighty. Maulawi Abdullah of Temapur, who is a member of our Jama’at, used to write many revelations and visions in his let- ters. The end result was that after a while, he became insane. He recently came to Qadian and renounced such revelations and also swore obedience to me. I concede that Divine discourses are real and Auliya [the Friends of God] are honoured with the addresses of God, but this station cannot be achieved by anyone without purification of the soul. Without the purification of the soul, Satan befriends them. Aside from this, we have three witnesses for true revelation: (1) One’s own state of purity; (2) The accompanying witness of God Almighty’s Signs; and (3) Conformity of the revelations with the Holy Quran. At this, Saeen [Alam Din] again asked, ‘What then is the condition of my faith?’ The Promised Messiah remarked: ‘My duty is only to convey a true statement. The coming gain or loss will be exclusively for you. Others have nothing to do with it. You should repent and seek forgiveness [of God] much and should cry and supplicate before God Almighty. ’ Saeen [Alam Din] said, ‘Then, all these visions that I experience and the wonderful places that I get to behold amount to nothing? Is there no reality to them at all?’ Which Visions I Acknowledge The Promised Messiah said: I am not convinced of such visions at all. I only believe follow- ing the path shown by the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who won over billions of people. It is