Some Hidden Pearls — Page 113
succour. During his life time almost every. Ahmady witnessed these Signs, and saw cases in which the prayers of the Promised. Messiah worked efficaciously to an unimaginable extent. Here I set down one report from Hazrat Maulvi Abdul Karim of Sialkot, which not only presents a most interesting case of the acceptance by Allah of prayer and supplication addressed to Him by the Promised Messiah, but also throws a flood of light on the question of Shafa'at, of which the nearest equivalent in English would be 'intercession'. The incident in question is found mentioned in certain places in the books written by the Promised Messiah himself, as well as in the other literature of the Movement, though here I would content myself with giving the version as stated by Hazrat Maulvi. Abdul Karim. . Maulvi Abdul Karim Sahib was a. Companion of the Promised Messiah who stood very close to the Master. He was a highly intelligent and sagacious person. . He states that on one occasion the youngest 113