Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 55
55 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim sive that they would forsake their will, their knowledge, their tradition and their desire in front of the author- ity of the Messenger, as though they were senseless and without will, in the likeness of puppets. Such sincere obedience and to slough off one’s old skin of ego and self-conceit is impossible until the hearts develop living certainty and faith in an honest, guileless man who is sent from Allah. As such, I observe that the noble wife of His Holiness as , believes with sincerity of heart that he is the Promised Messiah and is overjoyed to hear his glad tidings from God, and is fearful of his warnings. In short, this divinely chosen companion holds a true relationship with God and is at one with Him. So, accordingly, the closer a friend of the Promised Messiah as and more acquainted a companion, the more they recognise his honesty. The longer someone remains in his company, the more they grow in love for him and develop an honourable view of his character— far more than others. Patience and Forbearance His Holiness as is possessed of such patience and for- bearance that I have observed hundreds of times that he will be sitting alone in the courtyard upstairs writing or in reflection. It is a long-standing practice of His Holiness as to sit with the door closed. On one such occasion, his son knocked on the door loudly and