Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 31
Ahmadiyyat: Destiny and Progress 31 love of the Promised Messiah as. Yet in truth, Allah has conferred great favour on you and you are blessed to have been born in this age. You will laugh at how trivial your sacrifices were and will make light of them after your demise. You will call on your Lord to return you to the world to endure the same hardships for the sake of His religion. Once the Holy Prophet sa said to a child whose father had been martyred in a war: ‘Should I tell you what happened to your father after his death?’ He replied: ‘Yes, Messenger of Allah. ’ The Holy Prophet sa said: ‘Allah brought the soul of your father to speak to Him and said: ‘‘I am pleased with you for the greatness of your deed. Do you wish that I give you anything? Your father replied: ‘‘Lord! Give me life that I may fight for the sake of Your faith a second time. ’’ But the Lord smiled and said: ‘‘It is my decree no one shall ever return, otherwise I would have restored you to the world. ’’’ 21 So when believers look on the divine rewards of the hereafter, they will regret that they once took their insignificant endeavours as a sacrifice and desire to be sent back into the world to serve the cause of religion again. At times, the weak of heart seek a quick end to their suffering, but believers wish to return to the world to endure more hardships [in the way of Allah] after seeing the bounties of the hereafter. 21 Tirmidhi ‘Abwabut-tafsir babu wa min surahti Al-e-‘Imran’ [Publishers]