Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 105
105 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim Holy Prophet sa saw in the Prophet of Islam. There has been threat of arrest, conspiracies to kill him, false cases of attempted murder, verdicts of disbe- lief, vile and disgraceful announcements and letters are received full of abuse, which if read or heard, would dis- turb any person’s mind. Similarly, many other unpleas- ant situations have arisen which would distress even the mightiest of men. However, in such times, never have I seen His Holiness as look towards another person and so much as express even the slightest signs of concern. I swear by God that certain troubling matters have sad- dened me in the past, but upon witnessing the pure and cheerful countenance of His Holiness as , my disposition has instantly become so delighted and joyful, as if I had just seen the most pleasing of sights. In short, this holy man, when sitting at home, is con- tent, when he is amidst his companions, he is content and cheerful, when he is in court, he is content and cheerful, when he is with the superintendent of police who is searching his home, even then, he is content and cheerful. Now I ask, if natures like this do not stand as proof that they are from God, then from where do such dispositions emanate? If someone were to sit in a shop at the market place and observe, they will see that people unrestrainedly glance here and there in the likeness of stray dogs. You will observe, however, that when this divinely appoint-