Proceedings of the Prayer Meeting — Page 26
26 am the same truthful, trustworthy, and promised one whose advent was foretold by the blessed speech of our lord and master, the truthful and trustworthy Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. I say truly that those who have not estab- lished a bond with me are deprived of this blessing. Firaasat [good judgment and intuition] is something akin to a miracle. The word فراست [ firaasat/faraasat ] can be pronounced with the vowel sound ‘a’ with a fathah as well as ‘i’ with a kasrah in its first letter ‘f ’. When pronounced with the vowel sound ‘a’ with a fathah on the first letter ‘f ’, it means the act of mounting a horse. A true believer mounts the horse of his self with intuitive discernment. He is granted light from God through which he finds his way. This is why the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, said: اتقوا فراسۃ المؤمن فانہ ینظر بنور ہللا Meaning that, beware of the intuition of a believer, for he sees by the light of Allah. In short, the great proof of the sound intu- ition of my Jama’at is that they have recognized the light of God. In this very manner, I entertain hope that the members of my Jama’at will improve their practical condition as well, since they are not hypocrites and are completely innocent of the conduct of our opponents who praise Government officials when meeting them yet denounce them as kafir upon returning home. Hearken, O my Jama’at! Remember that God does not approve of this con- duct. You, who have associated yourselves with me only for the sake of God: Do good to those who do good and forgive those who do evil. A person cannot be truthful unless he be of one