Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 322
322 Almighty God sends them to bring about a transformation in the world. Since the world -is their enemy, the object ^witb which they are sent could never be -fulfilled if Almighty God; did not ensure the safety of their lives. In every contest they are made victorious and their enemies are brought low whatever their number and force. The fool says, "I also am virtuous. ; I also' say prayers and keep fasts/' The Jewish priests and pharisees thought the same, and some of them;even claimed to be the reci- pients of Divine revelation in opposition to Jesus. Bufc -this :was not sufficient for their protection or the destruction of Jesus; The true and faithful servants of God have such close connection with Hi inland are colored so deeply by His love and sincerity to Him, that Almighty God is always on their side and His wratti is upon those who' stand against them and wish to cut them off. It 1 was thus that Balaam was destroyed. He had the vanity to think that ^Moses was not better than he. But the close c'onnec^. tion which Moses had with Almighty God cannot be adequately described in words, and this was what the unfortunate Balsiaru failed to see. He came in opposition to him. and was destroyed-' nor did -his virtue benefit him in anyway; Thus it always happens. The deep and close connection which the beloved of. God and > His chosen and faithful servants have with Him, is not seen by the blind world. Those 1 who have a formal piety and whose hearts are devoid of the true love of God> stand up against the person who has been chosen and sent by God, hut it -is really God that they are: fighting with. It-is impossible that Almighty God should destroy him who he has ; sent to bring about a great transformation in the world for sake of a few ignorant men whose piety is imperfect. If the collision of two boats be inevitable, one. of. which contains a just monarch with his counsellers, while the other has a: number of 'men from ttie lowest' classes^of socifety>