Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 335
15 August 1907 335 is an extremely important affair. The Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would not offer the Funeral Prayer of a person who was in debt. It is seen that these people do not repay the loan with the same pleasantry as they had sincerely requested it, rather there develops at least some unpleasantness at the time of repayment of the loan. The truth of one’s faith is recognized through such dealings. 1 15 August 1907 (After Z uhr Prayer) The Opposition of a True Movement is a Sign of its Truth A person named N u r Muhammad requested to take Bai‘at [the Pledge of Allegiance]. The Promised Messiah as said: You may take it at the time of ‘A s r Prayer. When the Promised Messiah as came at the time of ‘A s r Prayer, that indi- vidual came forward to take the Bai‘at. The Promised Messiah as said: All those who wish to take the Bai‘at should come forward. 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 32, p. 6, dated 5 September 1907