Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 261
29 July 1905 261 Prophets, peace be on them, can bear all kinds of shocks and difficulties and they do not despair at all. The Promised Messiah as said: There are occasions when the heart is comforted by words, but there are some situations where only the mercy of Allah the Exalted works. There are hundreds of hidden mysteries in the works of Allah the Exalted, which man sometimes under- stands and sometimes does not. Since man needs to accumu- late provisions for the Hereafter, and since the actions of a man are not always such that they will be of benefit to him in the Hereafter, Allah the Exalted makes provision for it through His decree and determination. When a person chooses to fast, he is permitted to eat whatever he wants before he starts the fast, but there is no such provision for the fast of Divine decree and destiny. A Revelation The Promised Messiah as said: Today, Allah the Exalted gave me another name that I have never heard before. I was overcome by a little drowsiness, and the revelation came: ٌ � ِلِ ُف م ٌ ُد ٌدمحُم [Muhammad, the prosperous one. ]