Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 177
177 On one occasion, I was going out for a walk. A man named Abdul-Karim, who was a village registrar of lands, was also with me. He was somewhat ahead of me and I was walking at some distance behind. On the way, a frail, old lady of about seventy or seventy-five years of age met us. She gave a letter to Abdul-Karim and asked him to read it to her, but he scolded her and moved her away. This broke my heart. Then, the old lady gave me the letter. I took the letter and stopped. Then, I read the letter to her and explained its contents to her in detail. At this, Abdul- Karim was deeply ashamed, because he had to wait anyway, and was deprived of spiritual reward as well. ” A Vision About the Future of the Community The Promised Messiah as states: “It was disclosed to me by way of a true vision that kings too would enter this community. I was even shown these kings. They were mounted on horseback. Further, Allah the Exalted also stated: ‘I shall bless you to such an extent that kings shall seek blessings from your garments. ’ After a period in time, Allah the Exalted shall bring such people into the fold of our community, and with them, a multitude of people shall join us. ” 1 1899 The Company of the Righteous The Promised Messiah as states: “It is mentioned in the Holy Quran: 2 قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰهَا Meaning, one who purifies their soul has found salvation. To purify one’s soul, seek the company of the righteous, or fostering a relationship with those who are pious and virtuous is very beneficial. One ought to shun ignoble morals such as falsehood and the like, and seek guidance from one who already treads this path. One ought to correct their errors along the way. Just as one cannot improve their writing without identifying one’s mistakes, so too morals cannot be rectified until one identifies their errors. Man is the sort of creature that remains on the right path only if he is purified continuously as he goes along, otherwise he will deviate. ” 3 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 8, nos. 25-26, dated 31 July and 10 August 1904, p. 13 2 ash-Shams, 91:10-11 3 Badr, vol. 10, nos. 44-45, dated 5 October 1911, p. 9