The Devotion of Life — Page 118
118 Speaking of his absolute obedience, the Promised Messiah as once remarked, “If I ask Nooruddin to go into water, he is ready to do that; if I ask him to enter a fire, he is ready to enter that fire; he can never disobey my commands in any fashion. ” (Al-Hakm; vol. 38:1935) The Promised Messiah as also stated, “First of all, it is with great admiration and passion that I talk about one of my spiritual brothers. His name, reflected with the radiance (‘ noor’ ) of sincerity, is Nooruddin. I always look with wistfulness at some of the services for the propagation of faith that he is performing with his honestly earned money. I only wish that I could give those services. His heart is filled with enthusiasm and fervour for support of his faith. Looking at him, one can see clearly how Allah the Almighty can attract some people to Himself. They stand ready, with all their worldly possessions and all that is in their natural capacity, to serve the Messenger of Allah. It is my experience and not any wishful thinking, and I am fully aware that he is ready to sacrifice for my sake all his possessions and even his honour and his life. Had I allowed him, he would have sacrificed everything he had in Allah’s Way and so would have proved not only his spiritual companionship but his physical kinship as well. ” (Fatah Islam; Roohani Khazain; vol. 4, p. 35)