Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 205
205 12 April 1900 A Heartfelt Desire of the Promised Messiah as His Holiness, our Noble Leader, peace and blessings be upon him, always wishes and desires that our friends find the opportunity to visit Qadian, the Abode of Peace, time and again, so that by staying here, each and every individual may re- ceive practical guidance to purify their mind, cleanse their inner self and polish their soul. In order to fulfil this objective, the Promised Messiah as has arranged for three gatherings to take place during the year: namely the two Eids and one gathering during the summer holidays. The proceedings of the gathering that took place on Eid-ul-Adha are presented hereafter. The Relation of the Holy Prophet sa and the Promised Messiah as With Eid-ul-Adha The Promised Messiah as said: “Today is the day of Eid-ul-Adha and this Eid ar- rives in a month which brings the Islamic months to a close. That is to say, after this month, the new year begins with Muharram. There is an underlying secret in the fact that this Eid comes in a month when an Islamic month or a specific period in time comes to an end. This indicates that our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the awaited Messiah as held a very close resemblance with this occasion. What is that resemblance? Firstly, our Noble Prophet, Muhammad, the Chosen One, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a Prophet of the final age, and his blessed personage and era, represented the time of Eid-ul-Adha, as it were. As such, even Muslim children are well aware of the fact that the Holy Prophet sa was the Prophet of the latter days, and this month of Eid is also the last of months. Therefore, this month bears a resemblance with the life of the Holy Prophet sa and his era. The second likeness to note is that as this month is the month of sacrifices, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also came to dem- onstrate a perfect example of true and sincere sacrifices in his own person. On this occasion, all of you slaughter goats, camels, cows and rams. Similarly, 1300 years ago there was a time when human beings were slaughtered in the cause of God Almighty. In the true sense, that earlier time was the real Eid-ul-Adha, and it was that time that was filled with the light of duha (the forenoon).