Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 245
25 March 1908 245 tasks that are considered impossible by man get accomplished, because there is nothing impossible for God. 1 The Grace of God Almighty Haji Ilahi Bakhsh of Gujrat was in the presence of the Promised Messiah as. He said that before his Bai’at [Pledge of Allegiance] into the Jama’at, he had a habit of using opium and hookah [smoking tobacco] for the previous fifteen years. Subsequent to the Bai’at, he became ashamed that he still had such bad habits, so he went out to a jungle and cried before God and prayed to Him. Then, he was able to give up both habits instantaneously without having any difficulty or suffering any ailment. The Promised Messiah as said, ‘This is the grace of God Almighty. ’ (Before Zuhr Prayer) Heaven is Eternal and Hell is Temporary The Promised Messiah as said: With regard to Heaven, Allah the Exalted has said, 2 that it is such a blessing which will not be terminated. If this were not the case, believers would always be scared of being expelled from it. On the other hand, this has not been said about Hell. In fact, it is clear on the basis of the Hadith that there will 1. Al- H akam, vol. 12, no. 22, p. 3–4, dated 26 March 1908 2. S u rah H u d, 11:109 [Publisher]