Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 446
them, will ; not the Holy- Prophet Caliphate, became devoted followers of Islam as a result of the friendly-relations of. your forefathers. ,. -. >'. >. . :. : : ;. '/;. -,-. . :. . ', /. --;;;-. . . . :. -. " You, are angry that these people, having availed themselves of. your negligence have entered your house. - But a, Muslim is a lion. Is a lion sorry when his prey enters his den ? Does he try to turn it put ol his den or does -he. wish to make a prey of it ? When the Turks, having availed themselves; of the negligence of your forefathers entered Mesopotamia, the latter did not turn them. out by resorting to non-co-operation, but captivated them by friendship and love. . Whyido you not do the same ?i If you: are sincere, in your* faith, then every man that comes in :your way is, a prey to you. Indeed it is;; regrettable -that the game has dared to cross your path,. but now that be has come> you must benefit by this circumstance and should give up your negligence^ for the future. ,. -?. /. ; ; : You are angry because the Holy; Land : has. gone out -of jour) hand. But you do jnofi open the Holy Quran: from which: it appears that the. Holy Land cannot come : into, your hands-by; means of non-co-operationj and that in ; order. to get it you must become worshipppers- of God. And; you do not read :che Psalms to which reference has been made inv-the Holy Quran and where;