Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 294
294 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 UNDATED Ihsan Conquers the Heart The Promised Messiahas said: Ihsan [benevolence] is the most noble asset. Man can overcome his most formidable foes through it. For instance, there was an individual in Sialkot who was in conflict with everyone, and no one could be found with whom he was at peace up to the point that even his brothers and close relatives were fed up with him. On several occasions, I treated him with ordinary kindness. In return, he never interacted with me adversely; rather, whenever he met me, he would speak with great respect. Similarly, an Arab came to visit me. He was a staunch oppo- nent of the Wahhābīs to the extent that he would curse upon the mere mention of them in his presence. On his arrival here as well, he began to vehemently insult and malign the Wahhābīs. I completely ignored this and served him well and presented him a good feast. One day when he was filled with anger, thor- oughly abusing the Wahhābīs, someone told him, "The person in whose home you are staying as a guest is also a Wahhābī. ' He fell silent upon [hearing] this. Furthermore, that person calling me a Wahhābī was not incorrect because, after the Holy Quran, I deem it necessary to act on the authentic ahādīth. Anyhow, that person left after a few days. Thereafter, he met me once again in Lahore. Although he did not even want to see the faces of the Wahhabīs, since he was served well, all his rage was subdued for this reason, and he met me with benevo- lence and love. He took me with him with great insistence, and seated me in a small mosque where he had been appointed the