Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 328
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 328 Sahib did not fear anyone. Similarly, the face of Sheikh ‘Abdur- Ra hi m distinctly emanates virtue. Once his relatives took him by deceit and imprisoned him there, but God Almighty saved him and he himself came back here. Contrary to this, the faith of the Christians is dependent upon salaries. If they are dismissed today, then immediately their faith would also disappear from them. There was a priest, Rajab ‘Ali, in Amritsar. Many times, he would come and join the Muslims and then he would become a Christian again. When he was a Christian he used to publish a newspaper. He was somewhat displeased with the Christians. Lightning fell on a church during those days. Recording this news in his news- paper, he wrote, ‘The lightning striking a church could only be due to one of two reasons. One reason could be that the Holy Spirit was extremely incensed and it descended upon the church, burning it. But if this was not the case then the reason is that my sigh fell upon the church and burned it. ’ These types of Christians are usually atheists and have a vul- gar nature. The Atonement of the Christian faith has unbridled them so much that whatever sin they commit, Yas u ‘ [Christ] will bear their punishment. That is the reason that a proverb has been coined: ابش رہ ہچ وخایہ نک ‘ ع�یس�ایئ ’ [Become a “Christian” and do everything you please]. If adultery and drinking is impermissible then what is the benefit of Atonement? The benefit of Atonement is indeed that it has opened a path to forgiveness. If a Christian is called to account when he com- mits a sin just as a non-Christian, then what is the difference between the two and what benefit did someone achieve by becoming a Christian? 1 1. Badr, vol. 6. no. 32, p. 8, dated 8 August 1907; see also al- H akam, vol. 11, no. 29, p. 10 – 11 , dated 17 August 1907