Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 235
235 He said that our state is like lightning; one moment it is visible and the next moment it vanishes. At times I sit on a lofty station; and at times I cannot even see what is at the heels of my feet. The Present Gospel Is Not in Its Original State The Promised Messiah as said: “A very strong argument which establishes that the present-day Gospels are not in their original state is that Allah the Exalted states that He sends every Prophet to their respective nation with the language that is spoken by them. Now, it is obvious that Hebrew was the language of the Jews, yet no original Gospel in the Hebrew language exists today. In fact, it is stated that the original language of the Gospels was Greek, which is against the established way of Allah. ” Trials and Tests The Promised Messiah as said: “Worldly kings and rulers have put tests in place to confer high ranks to various individuals. This is precisely in accordance with the custom of Allah. Allah the Exalted also grants higher ranks to people after they undergo various tests. The tests of adversity and suffering which the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed were ones which no other person could ever bear. ” 1 26 July to 1 August 1901 Extremes in Excess and Deficiency There was mention of such excessive rainfall somewhere that there were fears of damage. His Holiness as said: “Just as the people take extremes in excess or deficiency in the matter of divine injunctions, the treatment of Allah Almighty towards them in return is also of high or low extremes. ” Seeking Forgiveness from God A certain individual asked: “What invocation should I recite?” The Promised Messiah as said: “You ought to recite the prayer for God’s forgiveness. There are 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 28, dated 31 July 1901, pp. 3-4 p. 215