Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 310
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 310 a phenomenon is confirmed by experience, discussion about it is absurd. The Promised Messiah as said: In the argument of transmigration, the mention of disparity between the rich and the poor is also something absurd. This is so because Zak a t and charity has been prescribed for the rich, and patience has been prescribed for the poor, and there is a reward for both. An example of this is that of a short journey. One person has excellent food with him for the trip, while the other has only coarsely ground grain. Both will complete the journey and derive benefit, each according to his deeds upon reaching the destination. 1 There are so many objections to transmigration that one is astounded. For example, on the one hand, these people con- sider distant clans and castes while considering establishing a relationship by marriage. 2 However, if a child’s mother or sister dies at a young age, is born in another place, and marries him, what arrangement is in place to stop this from occurring? 3 And then it would be necessary for transmigration to also suggest the types of crimes because the abundance of insects produced must all be due to different crimes. And then the sin 1. This is in Badr: Going forward, they are both equal. ( Badr, vol. 1, no. 20, p. 3, dated 17 August 1905) 2. From Badr: They seek a wife for themselves from afar, where there is no sus- picion of kinship. ( Badr, vol. 1, no. 20, p. 3, dated 17 August 1905) 3. From Badr: Under such circumstances, it was necessary for God to arrange for each person to have a list around their neck at birth indicating the kinship he had with various men and women. ( Badr, vol. 1, no. 20, p. 3, 6, dated 17 August 1905)