Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 45
26 OCTOBER 1905 45 mentioned [to the Promised Messiahas] as] to make a stop and visit them. Dr Mirza Yaqub Baig submitted that the Jama'at of Ludhiana had come to Ludhiana station to meet Hudūr, but as Hudūr was sleeping, he [Dr Mirza Yaqub Baig] did not permit him to be awakened. The Promised Messiahas said: You did the right thing. In exchange, I will now disembark in Ludhiana [on the way back from Delhi] and meet the people of Ludhiana. On the way, they passed by a slaughterhouse. A large number of sheep and goats were being slaughtered, and a herd of hundreds more was standing outside. Seeing them, the Promised Messiahas said: What a large stock of halal things to eat has been provided by Allah the Exalted, while on the contrary, harām items such as dogs, etc. , are not as common. The Promised Messiahas continued: So many more revolutions have transpired in this city than the crises that have perhaps befallen any other city. This city flour- ished several times, and several times it was reduced to dust. Dr Mirza Yaqub Baig was the addressee, and it was said that his leave [from work] was nearing its end. The Promised Messiahas said: Two more days remain. This opportunity should be considered a blessing. Such an opportunity can only come by the grace of God. Do not think such an opportunity can be availed by simply taking leave [from one's work]. Many people are not