The Devotion of Life — Page 275
275 for physical triumph sincerity and resolve is more significant than the number of people. It is important for us to first, once again, win over the hearts of the people we have got. So, friends whomsoever can, should come with me after Asr Salat and join in prayer at the tomb of the Promised Messiah as. Due to their limitation, those who are outside Qadian can join in this prayer for forty days after Asr Salat wherever they are, whether in a mosque, at home, whether in the office, whether in the market or on the road. ” “I wanted to visit the grave of ‘Umme Tahir Ahmad’ (mother of Tahir Ahmad) in any case. The Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) has said that after death a kind of desolation pervades the spirit. When, in order to remove this sense of desolation, the relatives and dear ones of the deceased go to the grave and pray, I believe the deceased can have comfort in the hereafter. Therefore, I thought that as I will be going to the tomb for continual days for this purpose, the other task should also be started. Forty days are fixed for prayers for the triumph of Islam so that Allah the Exalted bestows His Grace and our hearts are also changed. The last few days were very heavy on me but Allah the Exalted gave me the strength to bear this burden. However, after the death of Umme Tahir Ahmad I have not been well, so if I am away or not well, then the local Imam or whoever I appoint should go and lead the prayer in my place. I shall make up for any