Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 80
80 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya have developed a strange kind of liberalism. Their conceited hearts are devoid of the bliss that springs from simplicity, humility and purity. Most of what they learn draws them away from religion; and many, on account of their compounded ignorance, try to assume the role of philosophers even before they have learned to undertake proper research. Have mercy on your children, your community and your countrymen and pull them towards the truth and rectitude before they are irretrievably drawn into falsehood. You will thus be doing a great service to your children. And the world, too, will find out that in comparison with Islam, the other religions are devoid of substance. The divine law of nature teaches us that effort and striving is most often the means to success and that those who are neglectful and indolent remain for the most part deprived and unfortunate. If you strive to spread the truthfulness of Islam, which is truth, God shall never allow your efforts to go in vain. He has blessed us with hundreds of incontrovertible proofs for the truth of Islam whereas our opponents are empty-handed, and He has established us on the truth while others rest on falsehood. They cannot even remotely imagine the kind of genuine enthu- siasm that a righteous person has for demonstrating the glory of the One God. And yet, relentless effort is something so effective that the followers of falsehood can also sometimes reap benefits from it. Their efforts, like those of a persistent thief, can bear fruit once in a while. Take the Christians, for instance, whose princi- ples appear absurd even at a cursory glance, and yet the consistent efforts of their missionaries have resulted in the growing popu- larity of their faith, so much so that each year they proudly pub- lish reports of four to eight thousand people joining their ranks.