Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 314
314 believe unless they get such and. such a worldly advantage really think that they are laying God under an obligation by believing in Him. Fools that they are they do not know that it is au obligation of God that He shows them the right path by sending His Messenger for their guidance. Almighty God says to the unbelievers in the Holy Quran that earth and heaven are full, of signs if they will not but consider, and thus draws their at- tention to the fact that they badly nee : d a Reformer. The need of a prophet is the great sign of his truth : why should they then seek other signs? i ) -"What every one needs Is this that the end of his life fn this world should find him truly faithful, and when he departs it should be with true contentment of heart and with perfect peace. If this end were kept. in view, such impertinent things would not be talked of. People say such things because in their hearts there is no fear of God, no awe of Divine majesty. If they had known the glory and majesty of God, their hearts would have trembled and they would have been purified of the trangressions, evils and mischiefs in which they are involved. Then they would have corne to God with a straight mind and would not have imposed such crooked conditions which are only an evidence of the crookedness of their hearts. What would be thought of a patient who told the physician that he would not submit to his treatment unless he promised to pay him (the patient) a x sum of money on recovery ? Yet this is exactly what the spiritually sick "are saying to the Divine Healer. These people do not come to God. Their object is worldly riches. In their hearts there is not the burning zeal and thirst for a union with God and a turning to Him with heart and soul. What a wonder that men should pretend that they are coming to God while the real object hidden deep in their hearts is the attain- ment of the riches of this world.