Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 1
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful We praise Allah and invoke blessings upon His Noble Messengera; And upon his servant, the Promised Messiahas Malfuzat of the Promised Messiahas 1891 The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiahas Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahiba states: 'I remember well-and I have written this in my notebook-that a person posed a question to His Holiness, our Truth- ful Imam, Hazrat Mirza Sahibas, in Jalandhar about the purpose of his advent in the world. The Promised Messiahas said: "I have come to strengthen people in their faith. " The Types of Faith There is another incident that is recorded in my notebook as well. This incident also took place in Jalandhar. A member of our community, our brother, Munshi Muhammad Arura Sahib inquired: "Your holiness, how many types of faith are there?" The Promised Messiahas gave an immensely beautiful and subtle response: "There are two kinds of faith-rudimentary and refined. Rudimentary faith is to remain firm in practising the fundamental principles of religion without any deep insight (din-ul-aja'iz) and refined faith is to follow me. ""1 1 Taken from a speech by Hazrat Maulana Abdul-Karim Sahib delivered on 29 December 1897. Refer to report on the Jalsa Salana of 1897, pp. 106-107.