Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 159
20 NOVEMBER 1905 159 Upon this, the Promised Messiahas said: There was a revelation quite some time ago: سَلْمَانُ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ عَلَى مَشْرَبِ الْحَسَنِ يُصَالِحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ . [Salman is one of us, a member of the household, following the method of Hasan; he will bring about peace between people. ] And now this revelation has been revealed in which I have been addressed as: يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ [O son of the Messenger of Allah!] Regarding the second revelation [below], the Promised Messiahas said that this commandment is a special kind of command. سب مسلمانوں کو جو روئے زمین پر ہیں جمع کرو۔ عَلی دِيْنٍ وَّاحِدٍ. [Unite all the Muslims upon the earth under one faith. ] Two Types of Orders and Commandments There are two types of orders and commandments. One appears in the context of the Shariah, like offer Prayer, give Zakāt, do not commit murder, etc. In these kinds of commandments, there is also a prophecy that there will be some people who will disobey it as well. For example, the Jews were told not to pervert and alter the Torah. This indicated that some of them would do it. Accordingly, this is what came to pass. Hence, this 1. This revelation is from 1901 and is published in al-Hakam. (Editor)