Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 562
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 562 23 May 1908 (In Lahore, before Zuhr Prayer) Content People are Needed for Propagating the Movement I am in need of such men as are able to do things and not who talk about things. Mere verbal claim of knowledge is of no use. They should be totally free of arrogance and conceit and having spent some time in my company or at the very least having stud- ied my books extensively, their scholarship should have reached the highest level. Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad seems to be a good person for this purpose. His speech also has impact. With his love and sincer- ity, he has accepted to undertake such an extensive tour in this extreme heat. It also seems to be some wisdom of God that peo- ple do gather to listen to him. At one place he was even pelted with stones, but by the will of God, the stone struck someone other than him, and caused injury to that person. For the propagation of the Movement, such men are needed to go on tours. If only I could find such capable people who could dedicate their lives for this Cause. The Companions ra of the Holy Prophet s as also used to travel to far-off countries for the propagation of Islam. The presence of tens of millions of Muslims in China seems to indicate that someone from among the Companions ra must have reached there as well. In the same way, if twenty or thirty men could go to differ- ent places, the Message could be spread very quickly, but I can- not give them full authority unless they’re men who are of such character as I desire, and who are thrifty and economical in their living. The Companions ra of the Holy Prophet s as were so thrifty