The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 552
AN ADDENDUM MY LIFE, ANCESTORS, AND BRETHREN IN FAITH 551 of theirs, they could not give that land as a gift to anybody unless and until I gave my consent. Therefore, the wife of Ahmad Baig came to me and pleaded that I forego my right and give my consent for this deed of gift without causing any problems. I was on the verge of pitying her and giving my consent for the gift deed, so that it might serve to reconcile their hearts and they might incline towards repentance and righteousness, but then I feared from this haste as it was the land of a missing person. The possible bad consequences and result of this haste cautioned me so I preferred to pray to God, the All-Wise, for a Sign and to wait for a piece of news from my Compassionate Lord so that I do not commit the crime of usurping the right of a missing person. Moreover, I wanted to be away from injustice like the chick who comes out of an egg. I also wanted to be away from those who do injustice to their land shareholders and deprive them of their rights and show an inclination towards usurping their rights. These kinds of people do not fear being caught due to haste. Thus, due to this reason, I stopped myself from giving my consent for this gift deed. I closed this chapter as a book is closed and waited for guidance from Allah. I thought that this matter would be resolved, but I never thought that through this matter, Allah would try those who trans- gressed. These people were dominated by fearlessness, transgression, rebellion, and atheism. Likewise, they joined the disbelievers and sur- passed them in disbelief. They were sinful people. So I said to Ahmad Baig's wife that I can make no decision until Allah guides me regarding this matter. Go back to your home and tell husband what you have heard here. Surely, you will find me amongst the loyal ones. When she went home her husband came to me running like a restless person and pleaded. His condition was as bad as a disaster vic- tim's. His restlessness reached a point where it made him miserable. His peace of mind was taken away and he started trembling in humil- ity. Due to his worry about this land, he started to experience mental agony and he was breathing like a person whose throat might have been cut. I observed that he was about to die due to his greed for this land. It your