Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 205
— Part II 200 This interesting incident encompasses I h s a n and I t a ‘i Dhil-Qurb a as well as ‘Adl. If a person prays merely for justice then he will be treated with justice, but the Holy Prophet sa instructs us to pray for benevolence rather than justice. As far as the above incident is concerned, the patient was delivered from death as a result of the Holy Prophet’s prayer and this in fact is a manifestation of I t a ‘i Dhil-Qurb a , for otherwise there was apparently no way he could have survived such a severe illness. While on the subject of prayer, we will now examine how ‘Adl , I h s a n and I t a ‘i Dhil-Qurb a play their role in some other cases of worship. The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , has dealt with all three topics individually in relation to this subject. A few extracts from his writings are presented here. He says: 'Those who abide by Divine Guidance belong to three categories. To the first category belong those who view the Almighty through the veil of reasons and causes and are thus prevented from appreciating the benevolence of Allah. They do not experience the stir of love in their hearts, which can only be experienced if they virtually see the hand of their Benefactor who shows His care for them with the minutest detail. ' In his everyday life man is dependent on the beneficence of Allah. Morning, evening, in sleep and while awake—every single moment of the day or