Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 43
3 November 1904 43 cannot partake of this nourishment. In like manner, disciples and devotees are like branches. The degree to which a person maintains a loving relationship and good faith, and the more he stays in my company, the share he will receive will be according to it. Nevertheless, grace itself must first exist within the tree. If there is no power and spirit of cognisance in it, what would it be able to convey to others? Pastor [Scott]— The branch of which tree. Promised Messiah as — The tree that God plants, that comes from God, as I have come from God, and God has planted me with His own hand. Pastor [Scott]— I have not understood the real meaning of your claim. Are you called the Messiah? Promised Messiah as — It is surprising. My claim has been published for a long time and has become known even to the people of England and America. You say you do not under- stand. Yes, I am called the Messiah, and God has called me the Messiah and sent me as the Messiah. Pastor [Scott]— But he [ Jesus Christ] alone is the Messiah. Promised Messiah as — Allah the Exalted is not miserly. He can make thousands upon thousands of Messiahs. So, here I am, present as an example, who is the living Messiah. Pastor [Scott]— 1900 years ago a Messiah came into the world, and that very Messiah is well known, toward whom the Old Testament had indicated that the Messiah would come and