Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 271
3 August 1905 271 God-given faculty of memory. Those revered persons who were present will see after reading it that, by the will of Allah, I have been successful to a large degree in writing the proceedings down. All praise is due to Allah for this. (Editor) Expression of Humility and Meekness in the Discourses of the Prophets The discussion began with the statement that all the Prophets and the righteous mention their helplessness, humility, and weakness, which should not be made the target of objections. Maulaw i Muhammad Husain of Batala has objected due to the use of such words by Hadrat H ujjatull a h [the Promised Messiah], peace and blessings be on him, in the public announcement related to the earthquake. His Holiness told my honourable brother, Muft i Muhammad Sa diq, to look up such places perhaps in the Bible. Muft i Sahib mentioned this. Upon this, His Holiness said: These kinds of words are found in the books of all the Prophets. Since their cognisance is greatly advanced and they recognise the grandeur and omnipotence of Allah the Exalted, they express great humility and helplessness. The foolish who have no knowl- edge of this [lofty] station object to it, although this is a sign of their perfect cognisance. Allah has said the following for the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: ْحِّبَسَف ِدْمَحِب َكِّبَر َو َو َتْيَاَر َساَّنلا َنْوُلُخْدَي ْيِف ِنْيِد ِهّٰللا اًجاَوْفَا۰۰ اَذِا َجَٓاَءَ ُرْصَن ِهّٰللا َو ُحْتَفْلا۰۰ ْحِّبَسَف ِدْمَحِب َكِّبَر َو َو َتْيَاَر َساَّنلا َنْوُلُخْدَي ْيِف ِنْيِد ِهّٰللا اًجاَوْفَا۰۰ اَذِا َجَٓاَءَ ُرْصَن ِهّٰللا َو ُحْتَفْلا۰۰ 1 ُهْرِفْغَتْسا ٗهَّنِا َناَك اًباَّوَت۰۰ ُهْرِفْغَتْسا ٗهَّنِا َناَك اًباَّوَت۰۰ 1. When the help of Allah comes, and the victory, And thou seest men entering the religion of Allah in troops, Glorify thy Lord, with His praise, and seek for- giveness of Him. Surely He is Oft-Returning with compassion ( S u rah an-Na s r, 110:2–4). [Publisher]