The Advent of the Promised Messiah — Page 36
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 36 possesses sincerity and worth. However, the case of worldly people is that even when they give alms they do so only to seek praise and admiration. If they give charity for a meritorious cause, their only object is to be praised by the newspapers and the public. What relation does such ‘virtue’ have with God Almighty? Many people marry and give a feast to the whole village, but not for the sake of God, only as an expression of vanity and to seek acclaim. Had there not been such ostentation and had this action been performed out of sheer compassion for Allah’s creation, and purely for His sake, these people would have become saints. However, as such actions have no relation or connection with God Almighty, therefore, they fail to produce any good and blessed effect. Know well that God Almighty becomes one with those who become His. God cannot be deceived by anyone. It is utterly foolish and absurd for one to surmise that they can fool God through pretence and deception. Such people only deceive themselves. The allure and love of the world is the root of all vice. Blinded by it, a person loses their humanity and does not realise what they are doing and what they ought to have done. When even a wise person cannot be deceived by another, how can