Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 57
Section One 57 misguidance, decreed to reveal His Holy Word to His Prophet. So, as a result, this night became one of immense blessings, or in other words, these blessings were present within it since eternity in accordance with eternal divine will, and then, divine acceptance and blessings were pre- served in that particular night for all times to come. Allah the Almighty proceeds to say that in that time of darkness, which was akin to a pitch-dark night, and for whose illumination the light of the Divine Word descended, that one night—owing to the descent of the Quran—was made better than a thousand months. And if we consider it on a rational basis, it is evident that, in comparison with other times, worship of God and obedience to Him in times of dark- ness result in even greater divine reward and nearness, and it is thus, far superior to [worshipping at] other times. Acts of worship performed at such times are more likely to be accepted owing to the hardship and dif- ficulty experienced in carrying them out. The worshippers in such an age are more deserving of Allah’s mercy, because the rank of true wor- shippers and believers is established with God only at such times when the entire world is enveloped in the darkness of materialism, and when the life of one who turns to truth is endangered. It is self-evident that when hearts become lifeless and dead, and everyone is enamoured with the carrion of the world, and the noxious winds of spiritual death are blowing all around, and the love of God vanishes altogether from the hearts of people, and turning to the truth and becoming a loyal servant [of God] exposes one to countless dangers, and there is no companion nor friend to accompany one on this path—rather, he who desires to follow this path encounters such troubles for himself that could ulti- mately result in his death—and when people view him with contempt and disgrace; it is at such times when remaining steadfast and turn- ing to the True Beloved—severing all relations with misguided rela- tives and friends, and near and dear ones, and accepting the hardships of poverty, helplessness, and loneliness, and not being distressed with persecution, disgrace, and even death—can be accomplished only by the Messengers, Prophets, and S idd i q i n [the Truthful] of high resolve,