Perseverance — Page 90
90 – the story of al-haj Rashid ahmad american FEBRUARY 10, 1952 “Huzoor, Dr. Muft i s a hib says that the Promised Messiah as used to eat very much musk. ” Huzoor ra said, “I do not know what he means by very much musk. For example, people will say that a man eats very much opium, but the man only eats one or two grams. This musk is very rich in vitamins and it strengthens the heart. There were prophecies of the Promised Messiah as that he was wearing two yellow mantles. This is that he will suffer from two diseases. About his urine, I heard the Promised Messiah as say that there must have been sugar in it because the ants would go to it occasionally. He may have taken one or two grains of musk but that was not his habit of doing so because he had never taken it regularly. ” FEBRUARY 25, 1952 – HUZOOR LEAVES RABWAH FOR SINDH The day before Hazrat S a hib started for Sindh, I noticed an office boy with a large vessel of meat. I enquired from him what it was and where it came from. The office boy said that it is sadaqah (the thing you give away to please God). If a person is sick, people can pray for the person and give sadaqah to the poor, praying that God will protect the life of the sick person. If one is praying asking God’s help and protection, he can give sadaqah to strengthen his prayers. This sadaqah was from Hazrat S a hib because he was going to Sindh. The boy was giving the meat (it was goat) to the poor people. Hazrat S a hib came to the mosque. I asked him if he had offered istikh a rah prayer (the prayer of seeking Divine guidance).