Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 13
An Important Entreaty to Islamic Organizations 13 Government necessitates that we not only help it in its worldly endeav- ours, but that we should also try, through preaching, rational discourse, and excellent books, that somehow this nation may partake of the blessings of Islam too. But this objective cannot be achieved without kindness, courtesy, love, and forbearance. To be merciful to all servants of God, to consider that the Creator of Arabia, England, etc. , is one and the same, and to be full of kindness and sympathy for all His hum- ble creatures, is the essence of religion and faith. The starting point, therefore, is to remove the misconception from the minds of some uninformed Englishmen, who, because of their lack of knowledge, think that Muslims are a people who do evil to those who do them good, torment their benefactors, and harbour ill-will against their kind Government. As a matter of fact, there is no other book that lays so much stress on repaying kindness with kindness as does the Holy Quran. God Almighty says: 1 َّنِا َهّٰللا ُرُمْاَي ِلْدَعْلاِب َو ِناَسْحِاْلا َو ِئٓاَتْيِا يِذ ىٰبْرُقْلا And the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says: ْ ُم ْ قَد ك َّ یَعْلَم َ اَن ى ُم ْ مَعْرُوْفًا فَجَازُوْہ ُ فَاِن ْ عَجَزْتُم ْ عَن ْ مُجَازَاتِہ ٖ فَادْعُوْا لَہ ٗ حَتّٰ ك ْ ي َ مَن ِ اصْطَنَع َ اِل 2 ِرِیْنَ. ك ِر ٌ یُّحِب ُّ الشَّا ك َرْتُم ْ فَاِن َّ الل َّٰ شَا ك َ ش Submitted humbly by, [Mirza] Ghulam Ahmad may Allah forgive him 1. Verily, Allah requires you to abide by justice, and to treat with grace, and give like the giving of kin to kin ( S u rah an-Na h l, 16:91). [Publisher] 2. Whoever does you a good (ma‘r u f ) deed, do for him likewise, and if you can- not repay his goodness then pray for him to the extent that he comes to know that you are grateful. Surely, Allah is appreciative and loves those who are grateful. [Publisher]