Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 184
184 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Munshi Abdul-Haqq: When I asked him about offering the Prayers he said that yes, while he did offer the formal Prayers with you, he had also told you at the end that he would go to a cool place and then make a decision. Mr Siraj-ud-Din also said: ‘Mirza Sahib is a man who likes fame. I asked four questions and he responded by publishing the answers in writing. ’ Promised Messiah as : This does not show any desire for fame. Why would I hide the truth? If I did, I would be guilty of sin and wrongdoing. When God has commissioned me and sent me, then I will of course manifest the truth, I will convey to humanity the message that has been entrusted to me, and I do not care at all if anyone says that I seek fame or anything else. You should write to him again and ask him to stay here for a few more days. By this time they had reached the house and His Holiness as addressed Munshi Abdul-Haqq and said: “You are our guest and a guest can only be at ease when they cast aside their formalities. So if you require anything, be sure to tell me free - ly. ” Then the Promised Messiah as addressed his community and said: “Look here, this is our guest. All of you should treat him with the utmost courtesy and you should continuously endeavour to ensure that he does not feel even the slightest inconvenience. ” After this, His Holiness as went into his home. 1 24 December 1901 A Sign of the One Commissioned by Allah Promised Messiah as : If a divinely appointed one does not propagate such mat - ters as are disclosed to him from God, I truthfully say that he commits an injustice against humanity, and in doing so, he fails to discharge the obli - gation entrusted to him by Allah Almighty. One sign of a man appointed by God is that he does not refrain from propagating the truth. It saddens me, therefore, when I see such statements from the Gospel in which the Messiah teaches his disciples to keep him hidden and not reveal him to oth - ers. An appointee of Allah possesses courage; this is why they never harbour fear in conveying their message and propagating the truth. It is a grave sin to hide truthful testimony. Therefore, how can I hide the truth that God has disclosed to me? In my view, it is most appropriate for all of this to be 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 6, no 4, dated 31 January 1902, pp. 3-4 p. 450