Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 77
77 Malfuzat – Volume IV “Where have you come from?” European: I am a traveller. Khan Sahib: Your country? European: European: I do not know much Urdu. After he understood what had been asked, he said: ‘Oh, yes, I am from England. ’ By this time, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Sahib arrived. On the instruction of His Holiness as , Mufti Sahib began to translate. So, in this way, His Holiness as and the European who had just arrived engaged in a conversation. His Holiness as : Where exactly have you come from? European: From Kashmir I went to Kullu. That is from where I have now come. His Holiness as : What is your country of residence? European: England. I am a traveller. I have been to Arabia and Karbala also. From here I will go to Egypt, Algeria, Carthage and Sudan. His Holiness as : What is the purpose of this journey? European: Only to see, hear and travel. His Holiness as : Do you travel in the capacity of a priest? European: Absolutely not. His Holiness as : What interests you most? Is it religion, academic affairs or poli - tics? European: All I wish to do is see the world so that my restless heart may find peace in some way. His Holiness as : But does your journey have some purpose? European: No objective as such. His Holiness as : Are you a Freemason? European: I do not subscribe to their beliefs. In fact, I am my own king. I take p. 349