Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 265
31 March 1908 265 I doubt the very faith in Islam of a person who, being a Muslim, yet poses any question that is beyond the Holy Quran and the practice of the Messenger s as. If a man has even a slight share of good fortune and rectitude and the thirst and true eagerness for seeking the truth is present in him, then why would he not reflect upon the Divine Signs and why would he not accept them? Have those Signs become stale that they do not value them and they say that they should be given what they demand? Be warned! It is grave impertinence and disrespect. God is not in need of anybody. What does He care for anyone? It does not harm Him at all even if the entire world were to turn away from Him. He will never act subservient to, nor constrained by, the wishes of anyone. The Need to Supplicate for Satisfaction After Zuhr Prayer, the Promised Messiah as called the aforementioned Pir Sahib again and addressed him with extremely gentle, kind, and loving words as follows: The truth is that sometimes the condition of the heart of a per- son is clean and if God, who knows the condition of hearts, desires to lead him to guidance, He then instils special moti- vation and attention in the heart of His appointees for that individual and directs the attention of His appointee towards him through subtle revelation. However, this only happens when God Almighty knows the state of righteousness and true earnestness of the seeker. Thereby, it is understood that the query of the seeker has become acceptable for Divine atten- tion. Therefore, you should pray to God Almighty for this