Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 84
84 present, people are ignorant of our objective and are unaware of what I would like to see them become. The objective that I seek and the purpose for which God Almighty has raised me cannot be fulfilled until people come here again and again, and do not tire in the least from travelling here. ” Then, he stated: “Anyone who believes that it is burdensome for them to come here, or who thinks that their staying here will burden me, should fear, for they are guilty of associating partners with Allah. I believe that even if the entire world was to become my household, it is God Almighty who would see to my affairs. I am not burdened in the least. The presence of my friends gives me immense pleasure. Such an idea is an evil thought that must be thrown away from the heart. I have heard people say: ‘Why should we sit here and burden His Holiness? We are useless; why sit here and break bread for nothing?’ Such people must remember that these are satanic thoughts which Satan plants in their hearts so that they may be turned away from here. ” One day, Hakeem Fazl Din Sahib submitted: “Your Holiness, what do I do sitting here idle? If you instruct, I shall return to Bhera. There at least I can teach the Holy Quran. Here, I feel a sense of extreme embarrass- ment, because I am of no use to you, and perhaps I may be guilty of sin, sitting here idle. ” His Holiness as said: “Your sitting here is a jihad and your ‘uselessness’ is a