Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 127
20 February 1905 127 So long as the grace of God Almighty does not encompass the circumstances of man, the path of guidance will not be des- tined for him. It is observed that some people remain content upon kufr [disbelief ] until death, and the thought never crosses their mind that they are in the wrong up to the point that they die in this very state. Upon this, Hadrat Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m said that a few days earlier a friend had narrated that the population of his village was 400. When an outbreak of the plague occurred in his village all except 40 perished, and even among them, only 9 remained completely healthy and the rest were sick to some extent. His [paternal] uncle was also among the 9 who were healthy. It occurred to him that his uncle’s heart may have softened since death had rampaged the village. He, therefore, decided to go and preach to his uncle that maybe a share of guidance was destined for him. Even though people tried to stop him from going to this plague-stricken vil- lage, he still went forth out of his passion for preaching the truth. He explained to his uncle about the truthfulness of the Movement. The uncle replied, ‘If this plague exists on account of Mirza’s opposition, then I happily resign myself to dying from it, even if I contract the plague. ’ The ultimate consequence was that the uncle and his entire family and children were destroyed and decimated, yet he remained defiantly opposed, refusing to believe unto his very death. 1 1. Al-Badr, vol. 4, no. 7, p. 2, dated 5 March 1905; al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 8, p. 7, dated 10 March 1905