Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 91
91 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim Submission to the Will of God His Holiness as cares for and nurtures his children in such a manner that anyone who looks at him with a cursory glance would think that perhaps no one in the world loves their children more. When they are ill he gives them so much attention, and becomes so absorbed in caring for them and giving them medicine, as if he has no other care in the world. However, a discerning eye can see that all of this is for the sake of Allah Almighty, and in this, His Holiness as has in view the importance to protect and care for God’s weak creation. The firstborn daughter of His Holiness as , whose name was Ismat, fell ill in Ludhiana with cholera. His Holiness as would tend to her and would run to and fro to care for her as if he would never be able to live with- out her. A materialistic person who in ordinary, worldly terms is infatuated and preoccupied with his children could perhaps not have shown a greater example of toil and labour. However, when she passed away, His Holiness as stepped away as if nothing had happened and did not dwell over what was past. Such resignation and submission to the destiny and decree of God cannot be possible for anyone except those who are sent from Allah. Overlooking the Faults of Others No matter how great a loss caused by the error of a