Tadhkirah — Page 242
242 269 Khair means wealth and in fact pure wealth is the wisdom that has been referred to in the h ad i th. 270 This is the wealth which is a Sign among the Signs of the Promised Messiah. ) This is God’s grace and it appears strange in your eyes. We shall soon show you Our Signs in your own selves and also around you. Proof will be established and the victory will be clear. Do they say: ‘We are a large party?’ All of them will be routed and shall turn their backs. Even if people desert you I shall not desert you; if people do not safeguard you, I shall safeguard you. I shall exhibit My flash and shall exalt you as a demonstration of My Power. Peace on you, O Ibr a h i m [Abraham], We have chosen you with sincere friendship. God will set all your affairs right and will bestow upon you all that you might desire. You are to Me like My Unity and My Uniqueness. Allah is not the one to leave you till He has separated the impure from the pure. He will raise your status and will increase your progeny and thereafter you alone will be considered the progenitor of your family. I shall make you famous with honour to the ends of the earth and shall exalt your name and shall put your love in the hearts of the people. [Arabic] We have made you Mas ih Ibn- e-Maryam [Messiah, son of Mary]. [Urdu] Tell them: I have come in the footsteps of Jesus. 269 He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted abundant good. ( al-Baqarah , 2:270) [Publishers] 270 I am but a distributor and Allah is really the one Who grants. [Publishers]