Mirror of Charm and Beauty — Page 67
small quantity of food suffice for a large number of people, in circumstances when it appeared impossible that a need arising suddenly and unexpectelly could properly be met. . Since the Promised Messiah always very strictly insisted that whatsoever guests came, they should be provided with food, and since. Qadian was only a small village at the time, with no shopping centre that could meet sudden needs, at times strenuous efforts had to be made by the household in this behalf. . But she told me that whatever the difficulties,. Allah always provided ample means for meeting the needs of the guests. . Worldly people, who lie hemmed in by their conception of the importance of material means in human life, probably would not be in a position to understand these things, for they do not have what should be called eyes of the soul. But people who have seen God, and have duly recognised Him%3B those who have experienced the limitless powers of the. Almighty. they know very well that in fact only God is the Creator and Master of the universe; that it is God alone who has put into force a taqdeer of good and evil; that. He alone is the one who has endowed various things with the qualities we find in them. . They also know that Allah is not the slave of whatever laws He has made and put into opera67