Tadhkirah — Page 120
120 fortunate 141 will be directed and guided by my teachings, and will be healed and cured of physical ills except the ills for which an unchangeable decree of Allah has been determined. Then the revelation continued: [Arabic] Your Lord is All-Powerful and does whatever He determines. Then He said: Keep in mind the bounty of God. I have exalted you above all the scholars of your time. It should be remembered that this exaltation is partial and is derived; that is to say, whoever follows Hadrat Kh a tamul- Anbiy a ’ , may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, [the Seal of the Prophets] perfectly, ranks in the estimation of Allah above his contemporaries. All true and perfect exaltation has been bestowed by the One [Allah the Almighty] on the Seal of the Prophets. All others are rewarded according to their degree of love and obedience to him. . 142 141 Note by Maul ana Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri : The phrase is explained by the Promised Messiah as as following: Epidemics will spread among the people and simultaneously God’s blessings will be promulgated. That will be so because He will safeguard some from this calamity as a Sign and secondly, these ailments will become a source of spiritual blessings and there would be many who will partake of spiritual blessings in these awe-striking days and will join the truthful movement. That is what actually happened; and many who were bigoted against the Movement joined it by witnessing the awe-striking event of the plague. [ N uz ul u l-M as ih , p. 20, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 18, p. 398] 142 Observe then how high is the degree of his perfection. Allah, send down Thy blessings on him and his people. [Publishers]