Ahmadiyyat in America — Page 8
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II Hazrat Mirzg Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad. (May Allah be pleased with hi m). (7 889-1965). ". . . Ahmadiyyat is the message of God Almighty and not a scheme conceived by any mortal being. " Q ~ \( na historic message to the Ame ri- t;-;. ~ F can Jamaat, on the ocassion of ~ ~n d Annual Ahmadiyy~ Convent i ~n ~ '· °" in 1949 , Hazrat Khal1fatul Mas 1 h """'=~~ ~~ 11 said: "I have been asked by our missionary-in-charge in the United States of America , Mr. Kha l il Ahmad Nasir, to wr i te a message for you to be read in your Second Convention. It is a pleas- ure for me to do so. Twenty-Nine Years ago, I sent Muft i Muhammad Sadiq, an old compan- ion of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) , to introduce the Ahmadiyya Movement in your country. After reaching t he United States of America, he chose Chicago as the center of his mission. His was a lonely voice raised in support of the Truth about a quarter of a century back; and probably the people laughed when they heard him preach Islam. Probab ly they thought every prophet and his di sciples were mad. But those who thought so were mad themse l ves. The sheep that does not recognize the shepard is mad and des- tined for destruction , for it becomes the prey of that old wolf , Satan , and loses al l hope for salvation. "My dear friends and children! No country and no people are absolutely wi thout seekers for truth. The vo i ce which was taken as the babble of a mad man by many, began to attract some of those who were destined to be the pioneers and torch-bearers of truth in the United States of America. May be some of t hem have left th is world, thei r spir it s might be hovering over your heads just now seeing you in the seed which is being sown by God in the wilderness, as well in some well prepared soil, to grow in time and become heavy crop to give a new l ife to mi l lions and mill i ons of people of your coun- try. "My fr iends and children! Ahmadiyyat is the message of God Almighty and not a scheme conceived by any mortal being. So you should look upon it as such and try to follow it literal ly and with great care. No good citizen breaks the l aw of his country and so is the case of the true believer. "So always try and strive to know more and more about Islam and Ahmadiyyat , so that your actions may be in complete accord with law chosen for you by your Creator. "