Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 371
20 September 1905 371 the time of childbirth, the woman is in pain. Even those around her also cry. But when the child is born, then everyone is happy. In the same way, a time of pain and sorrow comes to the believer from God so that he may be tested and may get the reward for patience and fortitude. In fact, the days of suffering are the ones that are blessed. Prophets have an affinity with suffering. These days come upon every person in turn so that it may be known whether his bond with God is real or not. Maulaw i Rumi has said it well. یں وقم را قح دادہ اتس ک� رہ الب اتس اہنبدہ رکم جنگ آں ر ز�ی� Every trial that God has decreed for this nation Conceals a treasure of divine blessings beneath it. It is mentioned in the hadith that when God loves someone, He inflicts him with some pain. The miracles of the Prophets are the result of their prayers during the time of these afflic- tions. It is the surgery of God that every righteous person must necessarily undergo. Exhortation to Make Supplications The Promised Messiah as said: The days of plague are coming again. Who will survive and who will die is not known? These days, one should do taubah [repentance] and wake up at night to make supplications so that God Almighty may save one from the scourge of this time. Two villages near Qadian are afflicted with the plague.