Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 278
278 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 14 MAY 1907 The Humility of the Promised Messiah, Peace be on Him A person submitted to the Promised Messiahas that he had worked extremely hard in writing Haqiqatul-Wahi [The Philosophy of Divine Revelation] and in repeatedly reading its proofs, and this was the reason that the he becomes unwell again and again. The Promised Messiah as should now rest completely for a few days and totally cease the work of reading and writing. The Promised Messiahas responded: What difficult work am I doing? I am simply embarrassed when I glance upon the suffering exerted by the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them-how they were content to have even their heads cut off in the way of God!¹ UNDATED Offering Prayer in the Leadership of a Ghassāl A person asked the Promised Messiah as whether it was allowed to have a ghassal [one who bathes the deceased] lead the formal Prayers. The Promised Messiahas responded: This question is meaningless. To be a ghassal is not a sin. A 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 26, p. 7, dated 27 June 1907