Tadhkirah — Page 111
1883 111 [Arabic] God will bestow your reward in full and will be pleased with you and will perfect your name. And it may be that you might befriend something, but in reality it may be harmful for you and it may be that you might dislike something, but in reality it may be beneficial for you. Allah the Almighty knows the end results of things and you do not know. [Arabic] I was a hidden treasure 135 and I liked to be recognised. The heavens and the earth 135 Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : P i r Sir a jul- H aqq Nu‘m ani ra has related: One day I enquired from the Promised Messiah as : The mystics and other scholars have strived hard in interpreting. Can you please tell us what this sentence means? The Promised Messiah as said: Its simple meaning is that when error, misguidance, disbelief, paganism and all kinds of heresies spread in the world, the recognition of God and ways of approaching Him become obscure, hearts become hardened and are emptied of the fear of Allah. At such times and age, Allah becomes like a hidden treasure. Then He determines that He should again be known to mankind and be recogn- ised by people. For this purpose, He chooses one of His servants and bestows upon him the mantle of Khilafat and is recognised through him. That favoured and chosen servant fills empty hearts afresh with the love of God and discloses the mysteries of His cognition to people. This has been the way of Allah in every age since eternity. The same came to pass in our age that people lost the cognition of Allah and introduced perverted ideas into His attributes. They neglected the attributes of Allah and abandoned His books and scriptures. They fashioned His equals and associates. Thus God became like a hidden treasure. Thereupon God has raised me, bestowing His love and cogni-