Perseverance — Page 77
Part II – My Life as a Muslim 77 that job became upgraded and the amount of money the companion was receiving was double the amount that he was getting before. The companion said that I am the same person but they changed the rank of this job so I will give all of that extra money for the spread of Islam and that came to about eighty percent of his income. One can raise their was ī yyat from 1/10 th to 1/3 rd but they cannot go above that nor can they go lower than that. One can say to the office in charge, that my family has increased or my salary has decreased, for this reason I want to lower my was ī yyat from 1/5 th to 1/6 th or whatever it may be. The case may be now I am making more money so I raised my was i yyat. My position if I think a person is of that spiritual rank I can have him buried in Bahisht ī Maqbara for free, but I cannot say to anyone [that] he should pay ½ for was ī yyat. I can bury him free but I cannot bury him at ½ of his wealth and property. ” NOVEMBER 12, 1951 Before ‘ Asr prayer Hazrat S a hib asked me, “How many Jalsa Sal ā nas have you been able to see with this one? Three?” I said, “Only two. ” Hazrat S a hib began to count. It was three because I arrived December 24 th which was two days before the Jalsa Sal ā na. DECEMBER 12, 1951 I asked, “Huzoor, what should those Ahmadis having Christian wives do? Should they divorce them? They cannot eat the same food. ”