Advice for Missionaries — Page 7
7 to them with instructions , while others said that they had been ordered through revelation. TRUST IN ALLAH In my own experience, whenever I am in need of something, God Almighty provides for it through some means or another. He inspires the hearts of people to fulfil my requirements. This cannot happen when a person is dependent on others. Allah the Exalted always provides for those who have complete trust in Him. Hazrat Maulawi Sahib ra 5 used to say that once he found himself in need of something and supplicated for it during a prayer. Afterwards when he picked up his prayer mat he found a pound and spent it on what he required. Thus God Almighty Himself makes arrangements to fulfil the needs of a person, by inspiring people with dreams or revelations. At times the need itself is eliminated. This is the initial stage in which the wants of a person do not increase or if a need does arise, such means are generated that it goes away. For example, consider the case of a person who is sick and requires money to purchase medicine, but 5 Hazrat Hakeem Maulawi Nur-ud-Din, Khalifatul-Masih I ra. [ Pub - lishers ]