Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 374
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 374 21 May 1906 The Promised Messiah’s Advice to Expelled Medical School Students Two students (‘Abdul- H ak i m and another) from among those med- ical school students who had agreed to stop going to school upon becoming angry with their teachers, presented themselves before the Promised Messiah as in Qadian on the 21st of May. They mentioned this incident and the Principal’s permission to re-enter till 31 May. The Promised Messiah as said: Such actions are attributed nowadays to rebelliousness against the Government and should be avoided. In my view, this matter should not be allowed to develop any further now. And taking advantage of the Principal’s permission, you should re-enter the school. The teachers with whom you expressed your displeasure must have been warned internally, and I do not expect they will misbehave toward you in the future. The Government does not let such people go without investigation, even if such a thing is not publicly expressed. Apart from this, you should learn good morals so that if they have misbehaved toward you and if you ever get an oppor- tunity to exercise such authority, you should behave well with your students and subordinates. And the oaths you have taken in the spirit of opposition are unlawful. It is a sin to remain firm on an illegal oath. God has ordered that illegal oaths and prom- ises be broken in Islamic Shariah. It is not good to waste time. Do not put yourself in trouble and [re-]enroll yourself in school. 1 1. Badr, vol. 2, no. 21, p. 2, dated 24 May 1906