The Shining Lamp — Page 166
166 the pious will ratify me and the transgressors will oppose. Therefore, be honoured by the glad tidings from the Holy Prophet and may you be bestowed with that tribute from the Lord Who is Most High. Whosoever adopts humil- ity for the sake of Allah is embraced with eminence. Whosoever adopts arrogance is accursed and rejected. Ever since I have seen your letters and become familiar with your ethics and manners, I pray to the Almighty for you and ask Him that He bestow upon you all kinds of blessings. I have been much impressed by the beauty and glory of your qualities. The beauty and splendour of your qualities and your propensity in righteousness has much pleased me. I have come to know that you are moulded from the clay of freedom and have been granted noble vir- tues. If decreed by the Gracious God, I am most desirous to meet you. I had learnt about your noble character and behaviour from my sincere companion H ak i m Maulaw i Noor-ud-Deen. Your letter has now confirmed and I have now witnessed what I was told. I pray to Allah Almighty that your piousness and its effects are maintained and His blessings and forgiveness encompass you. I used to say to people that you will not change and show disbelief. It is indeed a matter of joy for me that what I had said has been fulfilled. You did not betray my impression of you. Your morals have made me inclined towards you. Your visit will honour me and bring me joy. I hope until that time when it is decreed by Allah to meet, you will continue to please me by means of your letters. I enclose a supplement to my book along with this