Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 289
8 August 1905 289 Prayer is the Real Thing The remembrance of Hadrat Munsh i Ahmad J a n continued, and dur- ing the mention of his sincerity, the science of spiritual concentration and recovery from illnesses came under discussion. Upon this, the Promised Messiah as said: Prayer is the healing method Allah the Exalted taught in Islam. Relying on one’s self and spiritual concentration is also a form of shirk [associating partners with God]. However, when a person prays to God, all these things are annihilated, and the person then runs towards the true refuge. So, remember that prayer alone is the real thing; everything else is sheer madness. I have experienced the amazing, wondrous effects of prayer. Once I was in severe pain from a toothache. A superintendent named ‘Umar Dar a z was visiting us, and I asked him if he also knew the cure for a toothache. He said the remedy for a tooth- ache is to extract the tooth. When I heard this, I thought tooth extraction is also a torment. I was sitting on a mat then, and due to the discomfort of the pain, my head was placed on the side of the bedstead. At that moment, I felt a little drowsy and received the revelation: ْ ْفِی َّش َ َ ی َو ُ َھ ِف ُ ْت َض ِ وَاِذَا مَر ْ ْفِی َّش َ َ ی َو ُ َھ ِف ُ ْت َض ِ وَاِذَا مَر [When you fall sick, He heals you. ] And along with it, the pain went away instantly. I know for sure that there are thousands of treasures of cog- nisance hidden within the realm of prayer. One who goes else- where will be deprived of these treasures. When a person leaves the path upon which there are shade-giving trees and water supply arrangements, will he not deprive himself of all these