Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 565
Miscellaneous Notes 565 [Arbiter]. My case is like that of a person who warns of some robbers who want to attack a village while it is unaware. Therefore, anyone who listens to him saves his possessions from the transgression of those robbers, and he who does not listen is ruined. In our times there are two kinds of robbers—some come from the outside and some from within. And only the one who does not store his possessions in a place of safety is destroyed. In this age, the way to save the wealth of faith is to be aware of the excellences of Islam, to be aware of the spiritual prowess of Islam, to be aware of the living mira- cles of Islam, and be aware of the person who would be appointed as the shepherd for the sheep of Islam, because the old wolf is still alive— it is not dead. When it sees a sheep straying away from the shepherd it will surely snatch it away. O creatures of God! You know that when there is a drought and it does not rain for a long time, its ultimate effect is that even the wells start to dry up. So just as in the physical realm, where heavenly water causes earthly water to well up, in the same way, in the spiritual realm, it is the heavenly water (i. e. revelation from God ) that brings vitality to earthly intellects. And so, this age too stood in need of heavenly water. I consider it necessary to say this much with regard to my claim that I have been sent by God at the very time of need. In this age many took on the character of the Jews, and not only bade farewell to vir- tue and righteousness but, like the Jews in the time of Hadrat ‘ I s a , became the enemies of truth; and so, as against them, God named me the Messiah. It is not just that I invite the people of this age to myself; rather the age itself has invited me.