Perseverance — Page 87
Part II – My Life as a Muslim 87 elevates himself into the spiritual realm by opening the floodgates of God’s attribute Ra hī miyyat. 28 Bismillah-ir-Ra h m a n-ir-Ra hī m [written in Arabic] Huzoor ra why is it that Hazrat Bil a l ra could not pronounce “h” in the Arabic Ash-hadu [“I bear witness”]? Hazrat S a hib said, “Probably that he belonged to that tribe [of people] who could not pronounce ‘h. ’ There are some people who cannot pronounce certain letters in certain other languages other than their own, that come from practice. Certain letters are made from certain vocal chords. If these chords are not used, they will become dead and not able to use from practice, and trying to pronounce some letters even though they will not be able to pronounce, but that trial will have an effect in the coming generation. In the run of one or two generations they will be able to pronounce them because the coming generation inherits these improved instances. ” DECEMBER 20, 1951 I read to Hazrat S a hib some verses from the Bible which say, “And the Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Speak unto Aaron saying whosoever he be of thy seed in their generation that has any blemish let him not approach to offer the bread of his Lord for whatsoever man he be 28 Missing the 4 th manifestation of God’s attributes. [Writer]