Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 273
3 August 1905 273 may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, only God knows what such foolish critics will say, like [the prayer]: 1 ِ ّب ِ ر َْغْ م ْ ل َا و ِ ق ِ ر ْـ َّش َ م ْ ل َ ا ن ْ ی َبَ َ ت ْ د َ ع َا َبَا م َ ك َ ی َا ی ََطَا خ َ ن ْ ی ََب َ و ْ ی ِ ْن ْ َّی َْبَ د ِ ع َبَا َ م ُ ِّللّٰھ َ ا ِ ّب ِ ر َْغْ م ْ ل َا و ِ ق ِ ر ْـ َّش َ م ْ ل َ ا ن ْ ی َبَ َ ت ْ د َ ع َا َبَا م َ ك َ ی َا ی ََطَا خ َ ن ْ ی ََب َ و ْ ی ِ ْن ْ َّی َْبَ د ِ ع َبَا َ م ُ ِّللّٰھ َ ا. Summer has Relevance for Spiritual Growth A sincere member sought permission to go to the mountains. When this was mentioned, the Promised Messiah as said: The promises of Allah the Exalted are absolutely true. When it has been revealed that some severe punishment is about to come, and we do not know its exact time, we should exercise great care. What is there in the mountains? I spend my summers here and face no difficulty. Rather, I once went to Dalhousie in connection with a court case. When I reached there, I saw that contrary to what I was accustomed to, there was neither heat nor sweating. It rains and the clouds come inside the houses. I was sitting inside all the time and had no opportunity to even walk around. If one would not drink tea every day, he would get diarrhoea. I spent a couple of days and then started to feel severe discomfort, and I did not feel cheerful and refreshed until I reached Pathankot. Write to him to come here. The weather is pleasant here, too, if it continues to rain, and a significant change in weather is expected by 15 September anyway. 1. Translation: O Allah, create separation and distance between me and my mistakes in the way that You have created separation between the east and the west. (Compiler)