Arba'in — Page 151
Number Four 151 the name Ahmad is the manifestation of jam a l, and—in contrast to this—the name Muhammad is the manifestation of jal a l. The reason for this is that inherent in the name Muhammad is the quality of being the beloved because having all praisewor- thy excellences and possessing utmost beauty and all perfect praiseworthy excellences requires splendour, grandeur, awe, and glory. But inherent in the name Ahmad is the quality of falling in love because to praise someone demands humility, lover’s submissiveness, and meekness. This is verily called a jam a l i state, and this condition requires humility and meekness. Our Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was eminently lovable, which is required by the name Muhammad, because being ‘Muhammad’—that is, encompassing all praiseworthy excellences—is what brings into being the state of being eminently lovable. And the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also possessed the best qualities of a lover [of God and humanity], which the name Ahmad requires; for, it is essential that ha mid [the one who praises] must also be mu h ibb [the one who loves]. A person can only truly and perfectly praise someone when he is in love—nay rather, he is passionately in love—and in order to be a lover and a mu h ibb, one needs to be submissive and humble. This is precisely the jam a l i state necessary to realize the essence of Ahmadiyyah. The belovedness, which was inherent in the name Muhammad, manifested through the Companions. As for those who were insulting and rebellious, the jal a l being the beloved of God subdued them. However, in the name of ‘Ahmad’ is the beauty of being in love; that is, the lover’s submissiveness,