Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 29
Ahmadiyyat: Destiny and Progress 29 20 َ یُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاع The sight of a tree which stands firm against heavy winds brings joy to its sower; he sees it and marvels at its strength. Similarly, when the community of the Promised Messiah progresses and spreads its branches across the world, this spectacle will gladden God and He will call out and ask whether there is anyone who can shake it. The same winds which once bent it and brought it peril will pass by unnoticed. This brings to mind the [old] folk story of the mosquito and the bull. It is said that once a mosquito settled itself on the horn of a bull. After some time it offered to fly away lest the bull had grown tired of its weight. At this the bull scoffed and said it did not feel him arrive nor would it notice when he left. The time approaches when God will so strengthen Ahmadiyyat calamities will have no bearing on it. This will surely be an age of success, worldly progress and material comfort. My loved ones! Let me say, however, there are more blessings in our present afflictions than [in the ease] of the times to come. If today the believers were shown heaven and the high rank and status that will be their reward for persevering in the face of trial; the incredible and everlasting gift of progress in the 20 Delighting the sowers. Surah Al-Fath. 48:30 [Publishers]