Proceedings of the Prayer Meeting — Page 21
The Sermon 21 books are [now] available, thanks to the press and the post office. The newspapers also facilitate the exchange of views. Here is a major opportunity for the good-natured people to become firmly steeped in faith and belief. In addition to the above, one thing that is most important and crucial for one to stand firm in faith is the Divine Signs that appear at the hands of a person who comes from God as [His] appointee and revives the lost truths and verities through his practical conduct. So God should be thanked who, in this age, has commissioned such a person to revive faith and sent him so that people may advance in their strength of conviction. He has appeared during the rule of this auspicious Government. Who is he? He is the very one who stands in your midst, speaking these words. It is an unquestionable fact that unless man is perfect in faith he cannot perform good deeds to perfection. The more flawed or defective one’s faith, the more lax and weak one will be in practice. This is why he alone is called wali [a friend of Allah] who is per- fect in every aspect of [faith], is not defective in any respect, and whose acts of worship are performed with complete perfection. In short, the second condition is the soundness of faith. Third Prerequisite is man’s financial strength— The construction of mosques and other such things affiliated with Islam rely upon financial strength. Without it, civic life and the management of affairs—especially those of mosques—would be very difficult. . Now take a look at the British Government from this perspec- tive. The Government has encouraged every kind of trade. It has