Malfuzat – Volume X

Title Page Contents Copyright About the Promised Messiah Foreword Preface Publisher’s Note Undated Opposition Is Advantageous The Reason Behind the Name ‘Ahmadi’Undated Admonitory Occasions for Physicians Present-Day Mullahs Divinely Inspired Translation of a Quranic Verse Erroneous Terminology of Tasawwuf Divine Wisdom in Revelations Being Lost From Memory Undated Prophecies of Warnings Can Be Averted Revelations Through Angels Historic Status of Qadian The Essence of Jihad The Reason for Extolling the Prophets 11 November 1907 Recognition of a True Revelation The Noble Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him, Was Innocent and Khatamul-Anbiya Three Types of Visions and Revelations Advice for Those Who Are Recipients of Revelation Which Visions I Acknowledge Who Are Khairul-Bariyyah The Testimony of God Almighty Control Your Tongue Undated How Many Lambs Are Required for Aqiqah Tarawih Prayer Undated Intermission in Revelations 24 December 1907 Initiatives to Reconcile Muslims With Aryas Undated Exposition of Some Matters of [Islamic] Jurisprudence What Will Bodies Be Like in the Next World?27 December 1907 Incomparable Speech of the Promised Messiah at Jalsa Salana A Magnificent Miracle Fulfilment of a Prophecy From Twenty-Five Years Ago Revelations From Allah The Condition of Qadian at the Time of the Prophecy A Magnificent Miracle The Sign of Lekh Ram’s Death Divine Help and Supportive Acts Verbal Confession of Islam Is Not Enough The Excellences of the Holy Quran Supremacy of Surah al-Fatihah Refutation of the Aryas Refutation of the Doctrines of Sanatan Dharam Need for Effort and Exertion Surah al-Fatihah’s Refutation of False Doctrines The Essence of the Throne [of Allah]The Duty of a Believer Significance of One’s Practical State Those Who Love God Almighty Are Bestowed His Support Hindu Doctrine of Salvation The Attributes of God Almighty Mentioned in Surah al-Fatihah The Holy and Omnipotent God of Islam Worship as a Formality A True Believer Is Never Wasted The Prophecy In Surah al-Fatihah Truth About the Wrath of God Almighty The Insolence of the Jews The Need for the Prayer Of غَیْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَیْہِمْ Opposition and Rejection of the Promised Messiah (as)Comparison Between the Jews and Christians Fair-Mindedness of the British ‘The Misguided’ Refers to the Christian Priests and Not to the British The Arya Faith Monstrous Mischief of Christianity The Dajjal and the Misguided Are Synonymous Breaking of the Cross and Killing of the Swine Erroneous Beliefs of Present-Day Muslims Mirza’is [Ahmadis] Are Disbelievers but They Have Saved Our Honour This Day Now We Are the Ones With Spiritual Weapons Muslims Have Failed to Understand the Plight of Islam Taqwa Is Needed for Clear Thinking The Subjugation of Satan Is Destined at the Hands of the Promised Messiah Satan Has Yet to Die The Philosophy of Satan Being Repelled by لَاحَوْل [La Haul]The Need and Philosophy of Prayer The Prerequisites of Supplication and Its Results Significance of Salat and Its Philosophy The Essence of Salat Hard Days Are Coming Heed the Early Warnings Repentance: The Precept Agreed Upon by 124,000 Prophets The Impending Days of Difficulty Preoccupation With Worldly Pursuits Promised Messiah Is Implied by Zul-Qarnain Pertinent Admonitions for the Jama’at 28 December 1907 It Is Precarious Time Trials Are Needed Hardships in Faith Heavenly Hardships Reward Is Proportional to Hardship Trials and Tribulations of the Prophets and Messengers Jama’at Should Show Patience in Adversity Treat the Opportunity to Serve the Faith as a Bounty of God Reward of Patience Stay Engaged in Prayer and Repentance Give Priority to God in Every Affair The Cause of Distractions in Prayer Truth About the Blazing Star Do Not Be Proud of Your Dreams and Revelations One Should Not Despair A Fine Example Maulawis of This Age The Final Battle With Satan India Is a Conglomeration of All Religions Weakness of Arya Beliefs The God of Islam This Is the Hour of the Blowing of the Trumpet Undated Shortening the Prayers During a Journey Animal for Sacrifice Deficient Animal for Sacrifice 3 January 1908 Signs of the Latter Days Mentioned in the Holy Quran Rejection of the Signs 6 January 1908 Need for a Reformer in the Prevailing Circumstances 8 January 1908 Most Signs of the Latter Days have been Fulfilled Denying the One Appointed by Allah Is the Greatest Sin The Means of Attaining Union With Allah The Way of Islam 9 January 1908 Reason for Repetitions in My Books The Attitude of the Aryas Is Far Removed From Taqwa 12 January 1908 Signs of Faith That Are Popular Among People 13 January 1908 Notions of the Ulema 18 January 1908 Dreams and Revelations in Opposition to Me 19 January 1908 Where Is the True Messiah?Undated The Cure for Debt The Taking and Paying of Interest How to Safeguard Oneself Against Taking and Giving Interest Undated Bank Interest Number of Rak’aat in Tarawih Prayers Undated The Customs of Muharram Undated A Dream Needs to Be Interpreted Medicine Is a Conjectural Science How Can Muslims Make Progress?Two Groups of Muslims The Last Remedy The Misguidance of This Age Proclaiming the Truth The Need for the Most Appropriate Speech The Way to Deliver the Message of Truth Undated What Day an Aqiqah Should Be Done Offering Prayer Between the Pillars of a Mosque 26 January 1908 What Is Meant by the Nearness of the Day of Judgement The Sign Inspires Awe Through Its Own Grandeur Two Types of Supplication The Meaning of Machination True Supplication The Philosophy of Punishment 3 February 1908 Absence of Trials for Believers Goes Against the Practice of Allah Undated Avoid Any Form of Concealment When Conveying the Truth The Claim to Prophethood of the Promised Messiah, Peace Be Upon Him The Pure Life of the Holy Prophet (sas)10 February 1908 The Exaggeration of Shias 25 February 1908 Obedience of Parents Is Befitting but the Right of God Almighty Takes Precedence 26 February 1908 Two Aspects of My Claim—Death of Jesus and His Second Coming The Truth About Jesus Giving Life to the Dead The Second Coming of Jesus Mere Verbal Bai’at Has No Value at All Become My True Community Make Yourself an Excellent and Pious Example Include Your Wife and Family in Your Personal Reformation 3 March 1908 The Essence of Bai’at and Its Aims and Objectives 5 March 1908 The Religion of Krishan Ji Maharaj Become a True Believer Truth About the Gopis of Krishna The Book Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat Life Insurance Acceptance of Prayers 6 March 1908 The Contradictory Attitude of Maulawi Muhammad Husain of Batala Distinction Between the True Dreams of Ordinary People and the Revelations of God’s Appointees 7 March 1908 Truth About the Change in the Qiblah Rebuttal to the Allegation That Muslims Made Women Their Slaves Post Wars 10 March 1908 Financial Sacrifice for Religious Needs Allah the Exalted Bestows Grandeur and Awe-Inspiring Presence Upon His Chosen Servants Employ Patience and Prayer Graciousness of the Promised Messiah (as)The Oneness of God and Idol Worship in the Vedas 17 March 1908 Hazrat Ali (ra) Was Obedient to Three [Preceding] Khulafa The Rich Are in Need of Godly People The Favour of Almighty Allah The Practice of Alchemy and an Honourable Means of Living The Doctrine of Atonement Praying Behind Non-Ahmadi Muslims Photography Qaza for Salat 19 March 1908 The Shia Exaggerations Result From Their Failure to Reflect Upon the Holy Quran The Ascension of Jesus, Peace Be Upon Him Death of Jesus, Peace Be Upon Him The Advent of the Promised Messiah (as) and the Fulfilment of Prophecies Series of Earthquakes and the Plague The Mighty Signs of Allah the Exalted Refutation of Shia Beliefs 24 March 1908 The Conditions Pertaining to the Solar and Lunar Eclipses Specified in the Prophecy 25 March 1908 Cause of the Devastation of Muslim States Salah-ud-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub Almighty God’s Manifestation Occurs Through the Existence of Prophets The Secret of the Acceptance of Supplications The Grace of God Almighty Heaven is Eternal and Hell is Temporary 26 March 1908 The Profound Impact of Miracles Wrought by Moral Conduct All Islamic Wars Were Defensive Parity Between Men and Women The Way to Lead a Life of Comfort 29 March 1908 Charming Advice My Work Is Merely to Supplicate Before Allah the Exalted 30 March 1908 Life Insurance 31 March 1908 The Need for Striving and Devotional Exercises Blessings Correspond to Capacity Signs Are in the Hand of God The Need to Supplicate for Satisfaction 4 April 1908 Appointees of God Possess Grandeur 7 April 1908 Conversation With an American Couple Concerning Christianity and the Veracity of the Promised Messiah’s Claim 11 April 1908 Reply to an Objection Concerning the Prophecy About Mirza Ahmad Baig It Is the Prerogative of God Almighty to Make a Khalifah After a Prophet A Believer Is a Community in Himself There Is Sin in Marrying a Girl to a Non-ahmadi Excessive Love for the World Causes Loss of Faith Sometimes It Is Necessary to Be Stern Lightning in the Sky One Proof of My Veracity 12 April 1908 Undated Benefits of Bhulawa Powder Kind Mention of the Sultan of Turkey The Greatest Need of this Age Well-Reasoned Argument Medical Benefit of Camel Riding Important Advice for Those Engaged in Preaching Polygamy 15 April 1908 Being Inquisitive About Other People Is Not the Trait of a Believer Consultation Has Blessings Undated Admonishment for High Officials 20 April 1908 Respect for the Khanah Ka‘Bah Should Not Diminish in Your Hearts Leniency for Those Who Adopt the Ways of the Humble 21 April 1908 Addiction Can Be Overcome if Faith Is Strong 22 April 1908 Criticizing Members of the Jama’at Is Inappropriate 24 April 1908 Cure for Illnesses as a Product of Prayer Raising of the Dead by Jesus, Peace Be Upon Him Consequences of the Flawed Teachings of Christianity 27 April 1908 The Beauties of Muslim Society Resulting From the Blessings of Tauhid Test of Faith The Word of God Descends in Segment by Segment God Almighty Speaks Even Now Discernment Trust in God One Should Repent Before the Wrath of God Descends 29 April 1908 The Devotion and Sincerity of the People of Amritsar Seek a Verdict From the Holy Quran Regarding the Life and Death of the Messiah [Jesus]30 April 1908 The Predicament of Present-Day Muslims The Life of Islam Is in the Death of the Messiah (as)One Who Shows Humility Is Dear to God 1 May 1908 One Who Comes to God Never Perishes The Need to Accept the Promised Messiah (as)I Have Come To Serve and Rejuvenate This Very Shariah Continuing Discourse and Converse [Of God] Is the Soul of Islam Miracles That Distinguish Between Truth and Falsehood The True Objective of Khulafa and Reformers Different Levels of Shunning Evil and Pursuing Good The Stages of Purification Are Very Distant The Meaning of Khatamun-Nabiyyin Is This the Last Century?2 May 1908 Striving in Search of Truth Is Incumbent Upon Us Respite From the Plague Is Not Occasion for Rejoicing Two Components of Noble Qualities and Sublime Morals—the Rights of God and the Rights of People Salvation Depends on Purification of the Nafs How the World Treats the Appointees of God Need for a Reformer The Plight of Muslim Rulers External Attacks on Islam The Internal Enemies of Islam Preaching by Writing Books or Making Speeches—a Comparison I Have Completed My Work The Death of Jesus as a Remedy Mighty Signs of Truth Appearance of the Mahdi and Promised Messiah Predicted by the Saints and Seers of Visions The Meek and Humble Are Always the Ones Who Support Prophets The Fate of Those Who Reject Two Cardinal Sins in the Sight of God The Truth of the Promised Messiah, Peace Be Upon Him The Essence of Jihad Need for Prophets and Heavenly Signs The Need to Develop a Living Faith in God Almighty 3 May 1908 The Way of Recognizing God Almighty Distinction of the Word of God Hallmarks of Recipients of Divine Revelation Perfect Cognizance The Doctrine of Atonement The Right of God and the Right of Man The Secret of Avoiding Sin An Appointee of God Is Crucial in Cultivating an Atmosphere That Eradicates Sin The Reality of Sin Arguments for the Death of Jesus, Peace Be Upon Him Undated Auspiciousness Lies in Giving Precedence to God Almighty Over Everything Exemplary Patience of Prophet Job, Peace Be Upon Him 4 May 1908 Advice to the Jama’at Remember the Pledge to Give Precedence to Faith Over All Worldly Objects Importance of Righteousness The Instruction of Istighfar Taubah The Perfect Faith of Man Bear No Grudge Against Anyone Out of Selfish Motives Conquer Hearts Truth About the Claim to Prophethood Be Humble and Courteous 9 May 1908 Special Advice for Ahmadi Doctors and Physicians Restrictions Exist in a True Religion Islamic Restrictions The Quintessence of All Worship The Task of Reformation in the Present Age Distinction Between Good and Bad Hell Is Not Everlasting The Truth About the Mi’raj 12 May 1908 Discussion With Professor Wragge From England The Reality of Sin Satan 14 May 1908 Excellence of Speech Islam Is the Middle Way Justification for Accusatory Reply Discrimination Based on Caste and Creed Impact of Sincere Speech Piety and Purity of Heart Are Indeed the Right Weapons Laughter The Correct Way of Effecting Reformation Appreciation of Sincerity Only Reasoning That Is Based on the Holy Quran and Sunnah Is Permissible The Prophecy of a Warning Can Be Averted 15 May 1908 It Is Essential to Say Insha’Allah Benefit of Opposition Purpose of Establishing the Jama’at Our Differences With Others Who Also Recite the Kalimah Why Hold a Special Distinction for Jesus (as)?God Continues to Speak Miracle of Shaqqul-Qamar The Reality of Mi’raj Current Sects in Islam I Do Not Declare Anyone Who Subscribes to the Kalimah as Being Outside the Pale of Islam Women’s Education Type of Employment Developing a Bond Is Highly Beneficial Humble, Heartfelt Prayers Are a Fortress 17 May 1908 Completing the Delivery of the Message and Establishing the Argument Conclusively Gratitude Difference Between Rahman and Rahim The Attribute of Rububiyyat [Lordship]The Attribute of Malikiyyat [Sovereignty]The World Has Exceeded the Limits of Moderation Being Mindful of God Gratitude for the Equitable Government The Secret of All Success Lies in Self-Purification Need Guides Man Internal and External Attacks on Islam The Assault of Modern Sciences Defence Against the Onslaught of Modern Sciences Three States of the Human Self The Need for One Who Purifies and an Appointee of God in Every Age True Comfort is Tied to Religion Alone Comparison of the Pious Teachings of the Holy Quran With the Bible The Need for Wahi and Ilham The Essence of Kalimah Tayyibah Pretentiousness Renders Good Deeds Vain The Importance of Sincerity Performing Salat as a Ritual and Routine Is of No Benefit Two Ways of Achieving Progress Three Levels of Fulfilling Obligations to Fellow Beings The Need for a Reformer & Mujaddid in This Age Reply to Some Allegations The Claim of the Promised Messiah, Peace Be Upon Him 18 May 1908 Answers to Some Questions of Professor Wragge 19 May 1908 Mention of Abdul Hakeem Patialwi The Essence of the Claim to Prophethood 20 May 1908 Benefit of Reconciliation Undated Landlords’ Tributes to Patwaris Recording of the Poems of the Promised Messiah (as)23 May 1908 Content People Are Needed for Propagating the Movement Discussion About Professor Wragge and Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Need for an Appointee of God to Prove That Islam Is a Living Faith Desire for Cordial Relations Between Hindus and Muslims Reverence and Belief 24 May 1908 Admonition to Hindu Women to Abandon Idol Worship 25 May 1908 The Essence of Prophethood Need for a Mujaddid What Reformation Have You Accomplished?The Last Address of the Promised Messiah (as)The Hanging of Jesus, Peace Be Upon Him, on the Cross The Meaning of Tawaffi The Death of Jesus, Peace Be Upon Him The Last Day—26 May 1908 Last Words Glossary Names of Prophets in This Book