Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 120
120 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 (At the time of Zuhr) Cure for the Plague Today the Promised Messiahas came to the mosque for the Zuhr Prayer prior to the arrival of the common worshippers. Someone mentioned that there was an outbreak of the plague in some of the nearby villages. The Promised Messiahas said: This time the disease is generally of a more dangerous form. At most places it has been on the rise during the whole of winter. It will be even more dangerous during the intervening period. There is no cure for it other than taubah and istighfar [repent- ance and seeking forgiveness from God]. The Practice of the Promised Messiahas for Zuhr Prayer The Promised Messiahas directed: 'Call Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen so Prayer may be offered. Maulawi Şahib was called, and the Zuhr Prayer was offered at 1:30 p. m. After offering the fard Prayer in congregation, the Promised Messiahas retreated inside. This is the permanent practice of the Promised Messiahas that he observes the first four rak'āt [units] of sun- nah of Zuhr Prayer at his home and then comes to the mosque for the congregational Prayer, and the latter two rakāt of sunnah Prayer he also performs at home. On some occasions if the Promised Messiahas desires to sit in the mosque after the fard [obligatory Prayer] then he offers the latter two rakʻāt of sunnah Prayer also in the mosque. ¹ 1. Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 9, dated 31 January 1907