Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 187
10 March 1907 187 Therefore, one ought to reflect that if the Messiah would come to the world again, would this response from him that is recorded in the Holy Quran be true? And if the saying of these Mullahs is accepted, what kind of reward will Jesus receive on the Day of Judgment by providing such a response? These ignorant ones do not even realise that by fabricating such statements, they are declaring a Prophet of God to be— ِ نَعُوْذ ُ بِاهلل ِ نَعُوْذ ُ بِاهلل [God forbid!]—lying, and the lie would be spoken on the Day of Judgment, and that, too, in the court of God! َ نَعُوْذ ُ بِاهلل ِ مِن ْ ذٰلِك َ نَعُوْذ ُ بِاهلل ِ مِن ْ ذٰلِك [We seek Allah’s protection from this]. The Fear of God Develops through Faith It was mentioned that despite the widespread pandemic and difficul- ties, mischief has increased among people, and they are heedless. The Promised Messiah as said: If there is complete faith in God Almighty, then man’s heart has [His] fear and dread. As belief decreases, so does this fear [of God] go on decreasing. The Reason for Divine Chastisement in this World is Mischief and Denial The Promised Messiah as said: My belief is firmly established upon this fact with truth that however many people who perished during the times of Noah as , Lot as , the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, or other Messengers, if they had not dealt with the Prophets with mischief and had not denied them, they would