Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 76
76 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad complaints. He goes on to say: 'However, we had determined that we would have this man dismissed and in order to succeed in our objective, we had even gathered a list of complaints and from time to time I would present these complaints to the officer in-charge as well. If ever our officer became furious and finally summoned the man, as soon as he appeared before him, his rage would subside just as water puts out a fire. The officer would lightly rebuke him in a very soft manner, as if the employee had committed no mistake at all. ' Righteousness Fills Others with Awe The truth is that righteousness fills others with awe as well and God Almighty does not waste those who are pious. Syed Abdul-Qadir Jilani, may Allah have mercy on him, was an illustrious saint who had a very pure soul. I read in a book that on one occasion he told his mother that his heart was greatly dismayed by the world. 'It is my desire to search for a leader who can show me the ways of attaining tranquillity and comfort, he said. When his mother observed that her son was not interested in worldly matters, she agreed and said: 'Alright, I relieve you. After saying this, she went inside and returned with eighty coins that she had saved. Then she said, 'Of these coins, in accordance with the Islamic shariah, forty belong to you and forty to your elder brother. And so I give you your share of forty coins. ' Then, she sewed the forty coins into the underarm of his shirt and advised him to take out the coins upon reaching a safe destination and to use them as he so required. Syed Abdul-Qadirt requested his mother to give him some advice. 'Do not lie my son', she said, 'This will bring with it immense blessing. With this advice, he embarked on his quest. It so happened that there were some robbers and pillagers who lived in the jungle that he passed through, who would loot travellers. These robbers spotted Abdul-Qadir Jilanith from afar and when they came close, they found a simple ascetic. One of them mockingly inquired: 'Do you have anything in your possession?' A short time ago, he had just heard the advice to not speak falsehood, and so he immediately said: 'Yes, there are forty coins in my underarm, which my mother has sewn to my shirt as a pouch. ' The first robber thought that he was only retorting sarcastically. But when the second robber inquired the same, he gave the same response. Hence, Abdul- Qadir Jilanith responded to every robber in the same manner, who then took him to their leader and said that this person has been giving us all the same response. The leader said: 'Alright, why do you not search his clothes?' When they finished