Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 24
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 24 left behind is not insignificant. No father or brother can be happy to see one of his kin be separated, even if there are ten of them. Thus how can we sit contented when a group of our own people are lost to us? May God prevent this. I caution you to keep away from those who foment disorder lest those who are weak of faith should be poisoned and falter. Faith in infancy is a fragile thing and not immune to every kind of poison. Apart from these two admonitions, I thirdly counsel that wherever you see the fire of conflict burning, those of you who are strong of heart should leave aside everything and go to wherever this fire has broken out, in order to save the lives of your brothers. And whosoever does this will earn the mercy of God. Yes there is discord, but let those rejoice who have fastened themselves to the rope of unity for they will meet a happy end. You will be the honoured ones of God. The rain of His blessings will inundate you and you will be amazed by its abundance. The split [in our community has brought me much distress]. In [a moment] of unease, I prostrated before God [whereupon I was overtaken by slumber]. The first line of a couplet was revealed in my heart. The words were: رکش ہلل لم گی امہ وکوہ لعل ےب دبل