Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 293
Undated 293 published in a newspaper. I have written a number of poems in my books, but despite having lived a lifetime, I have never participated in any poetry recital to this day. I absolutely detest someone seeking fame through poetry. Certainly, there is no harm in composing a poem that can be beneficial to humanity if it is written on the basis of genuine inspiration, not on the basis of mere words, and out of spiritual passion, not lustful desires. Nevertheless, to make this a profession is a detestable deed. 1 Undated Observing that most letters are from people seeking prayers, I [Muft i Muhammad Sa diq, Editor Badr ] adopted this procedure that I pre- pared a list of those seeking prayers, mentioning their name, address and the objective of the prayer, and sent it daily to the Promised Messiah as. After a few days, I asked the Promised Messiah as what reply should be sent to the people who write letters solely requesting prayers. The Promised Messiah as responded: Previously, I used to pray only once for such people when I received their letter. Now that you make a list and send it to me, I pray for them twice. 2 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 26, p. 7, dated 27 June 1907, also; al- H akam, vol. 11, no. 23, p. 3, dated 30 June 1907 2. Badr, vol. 6, no. 25, p. 4, dated 20 June 1907