A Sign of Allah - Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan — Page 35
A Sign of Allah 35 United Nations, sat respectfully and calmly and would never engage in immoral speech. Booing, over-dramatization, using words of contempt, and losing one’s self-control in fits of anger were not be found in the United Nations at that time. His practice was such that he would regularly recite from the Holy Quran and would draw teachings from it during the proceedings. He would continually impart moral teachings without regard for whether or not anyone accepted these teachings from him or the Holy Quran. And as a result of his character, God Almighty endowed him with great courage and magnificence in his speech. Magnificence in his speech to the extent that even strangers become awestruck comes from one’s character and not oratory. On one occasion, while having a frank conversation over dinner, Chaudhry Sahib himself mentioned to me that he was amazed to see that such people who had no connection to religion, [who] had no connection to faith, had been com - pelled by God Almighty to treat him well, and with respect. Because he understood everything to be a favor of Allah the Almighty upon him, he would always mention things in this manner—that it was the special blessings and favors of Allah the Almighty that He placed a sort of awe over their hearts compelling them to accept what I told them even though, on the face of it, I had no right to enforce such moral rules within the proceedings. The status of a president is well known and well under - stood, but in the world of politics, the expectations we have