Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 359
359 indeed a lover of his own country and of his own nation, but the range of his sympathy travels far beyond his own country and of his own people. He transcends all such limitations. He is a well-wisher of all mankind, and feels bound to all men with the bond of brotherhood which is the peculiar heritage of man, all being creatures of the One God Who is the Lord of the worlds. The black and the white, the Western and the Eastern, his fellow-nationals and foreigners, are in his eyes all alike. Sympathy for every one of them is deeply rooted in his heart, and his breast swells with the love of all of them. He is in reality a true manifestation of the Lord of the worlds. So I do not confine my address to any particular people or to any particular country. I invite all nations of the earth to the message of that God Who has not been niggardly towards any one in the distribution of His favours, Who has thrown open the doors of His Mercy to the people of all countries alike. And I say, ' O people of America and Europe! O inhabitants of Austra- lia and Africa! and O residents of Asia! wake up from your sleep of indifference and open your eyes, for, the sun of the love of God has risen from the unknown land of Qadian so that it may remind every one of the love of the Eternal King which He bears towards His servants, so that the darkness of doubt and suspicion may be dispelled, the coolness of indifference and carelessness may be removed, the highwaymen of vice, wickedness, oppression, murder, strife, and all sorts of evils,—who are always lying in ambush to rob man of the riches of his faith and peace, may take to their heels and hide themselves in the dark caves which are their real abode;