Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 89
89 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim situations. Even the most terrifying and grievous of circumstances are unable to disturb his thoughts and make him unmindful of his work. The case of attempt- ed murder which was falsely orchestrated against His Holiness as by the Christian priests, and also supported by certain thoughtless, so-called Muslims and Aryas, would have been enough to crush any man, strain his heart and confound him. As for His Holiness as , when he was in the midst of the aforementioned—whether in writing, in daily life, in meeting his devotees cheer- fully and affectionately—none of his actions changed at all. No one could even imagine at the time that a court case had been filed against him. If ever a dread- ful report was conveyed to him from a friend that so and so has given such and such information, or at such and such place a terrible conspiracy is being hatched against His Holiness as , or that some person has injured their own head in the mountains of Shimla with the intention of staining with his evil blood the mantle of honour worn by His Holiness as , he would never listen to these reports with a frightened heart. In fact, His Holiness as says: “Nothing transpires on earth until it is first decreed in heaven; nothing can happen with- out the will of God Almighty. He will not disgrace and waste His servant. ” And this has been a resolute structure which has served as an impregnable fortress of security for His Holiness as. I have accompanied His