Perseverance — Page 148
148 – the story of al-haj Rashid ahmad american Dear Abdurashid 43 , As-Salaamu Alaykum, wa Rahmatullah i , wa Barakaatuhu 44 Here is something for your journey. 45 I am old and weak. Maybe it is our last meeting. If so I entrust you to God. Remember if I was ever angry with you it was for your sake and if I was pleased with you it was for God’s sake. Be steadfast and forever stick to the center in all conditions. May God help you to die as a Muslim 46. Be compassionate to your wife and children. God be with you. Yours fraternally, Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad Rabwah 12-12-54 43 Hadrat Sa hib has incorrectly written Rashid Ahmad’s name as “Abd-ur- Rashid. ” I asked Rashid about this on September 7, 2013, and he said that there was a newspaper that incorrectly reported his name as Abd-ur- Rashid. Subsequent to this publication, Hadrat Sa hib asked Rashid if his name was Rashid Ahmad or Abd-ur-Rashid , to which Rashid clarified his real name. However, it appears that Hadrat Sa hib was confused at the time this letter was written. [Writer] 44 This greeting was written in Urdu. [Writer] 45 Money was presented as a gift to Rashid for his journey. [Writer] 46 It is interesting that this 60 year old prayer is close to fruition. While others, weak in their faith, have left Islam, Rashid has persisted unto this day, December 29, 2014. [Writer]