Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 278
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 278 14 May 1907 The Humility of the Promised Messiah, Peace be on Him A person submitted to the Promised Messiah as that he had worked extremely hard in writing H a qi qatul-Wa hi [ The Philosophy of Divine Revelation ] and in repeatedly reading its proofs, and this was the reason that the he becomes unwell again and again. The Promised Messiah as should now rest completely for a few days and totally cease the work of reading and writing. The Promised Messiah as responded: What difficult work am I doing? I am simply embarrassed when I glance upon the suffering exerted by the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them—how they were content to have even their heads cut off in the way of God! 1 Undated Offering Prayer in the Leadership of a Ghass a l A person asked the Promised Messiah as whether it was allowed to have a ghass a l [one who bathes the deceased] lead the formal Prayers. The Promised Messiah as responded: This question is meaningless. To be a ghass a l is not a sin. A 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 26, p. 7, dated 27 June 1907