5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

the deceased makes progress and gets promoted. Life in the
grave is different with different people. It has been said that
Prophets ‘alaihimussalâm’ perform namâz in their graves. As
our Prophet ‘sallallâhu ’alaihi wasallam’ went by the grave of
Mûsâ (’alaihissalâm) on the night of Mi’râj, he saw him
performing namâz in his grave. When he ascended to heaven
at that moment, he saw Mûsâ ‘alaihissalâm’ in heaven. Life in
the grave is a wonder. Nowadays, studying the life in the grave
on account of my deceased eldest son [Muhammad Sâdiq
‘rahmatullâhi ’aleyh’], I have been observing wonderful
mysteries. If I were to divulge only a few of them, due to their
being beyond the mind’s range they would cause mischief and
a disturbance. The Arsh is the ceiling of Paradise. But the grave
also is one of the gardens of Paradise. Mind’s eye cannot see
this. The astonishing things in the grave are seen with a
different eye. Belief in this, weak as it may be, causes one to be
saved from torment. However, to be able to utter that beautiful
word [Kalima-i tawhîd] at your last breath it is necessary to
[obey the Sharî’a in the world and to] do pious deeds.
It is a grave sin to abandon a place stricken with plague lest
you should die. It is like deserting the battlefield. A person who
does not leave the place of plague and who puts up with it
patiently will get the thawâb of martyrs when he dies. He will not
suffer any torment in the grave. If this patient person does not
die, he will get the thawâb of ghâzîs (those who survive a Holy
War).
25 – SECOND VOLUME, 17th LETTER
This letter, written to Mirzâ Husâmaddîn Ahmad,
explains that worldly troubles will promote a person
though they taste bitter, and states the value of dying of
plague.
First, I extend my hamd to Allâhu ta’âlâ and send my
salawât to our Prophet (sallallâhu ’alaihi wasallam), and then I
pronounce a benediction over you. I have been disturbing you
with my letters. Shaikh Mustafâ has delivered your valuable
letter, in which you advise us to be patient about the
misfortunes that have befallen us. We have been honoured with
reading it. All of us are Allâhu ta’âlâ’s property. All of us will go
before Him! The misfortunes that have fallen upon us are,
outwardly, very smart, very bitter. But in reality they are
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