Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 373
20 September 1905 373 exempted from following those commandments—then what is the need to comply with this obsolete shariah in the realm of marital relations and what command of the Gospel prohibits marrying a sister or a sister-in-law, etc. [as is prohibited in the Old Testament]? The Forbearance of God Almighty Some people going beyond the limit in their evils and mischiefs was under discussion. The Promised Messiah as said: Almighty Allah is Most Forbearing and Most Kind and His works are carried out very gradually and gently. He gives res- pite to those who are steeped in sin, and people are amazed and perturbed by it. But past events show that when punishment descends upon such people, it is very severe. Many are the days of comfort in the world, but ultimately a day of seizure cer- tainly comes and at that time one is caught in such a way that even the most hard-hearted person is pained upon witnessing his suffering. دخا ملح از رغمور وشم اہں رتا رم گ�ی�رد تخس گ�ی�رد ر د�ی� Do not be deceived by God’s forbearance, He is slow in apprehending but when He does, His grip is very hard.