Blessings of Prayer — Page 48
Barak a tud Du‘ a 48 22 In accordance with Sayyid Sahib’s principle, Hadrat Yahya should always have remained a boy, because God Almighty has called him a boy and this [according to Sayyid Sahib] constitutes a promise. There can be countless other examples, but it will only be a waste of time to indulge in them. If, ac- cording to Sayyid Sahib, the mention of the current state of affairs becomes a mandatory promise for all times to come, then people should beware of him, for he might any time start accusing people on the same basis—taking every statement as an eternal promise. I believe it would be better if Sayyid Sahib would think of his last days and stay in my company for a few months. Having been appointed by God and being the bearer of glad tidings, I promise that I will concentrate [in supplication] so that Sayyid Sahib may be satisfied. I do hope that God Almighty will manifest such a sign that Sayyid Sahib’s proposed law of nature will be brought to naught in no time. Many such things have already happened which Sayyid Sahib considers to be against the law of nature. But it would be futile to mention them now since Sayyid Sahib will regard them as mere tales. Nor does Sayyid Sahib believe in such prophecies as 22 We give thee glad tidings of a son. — Maryam , 19:8 [Publishers]