Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 165
165 the angels of God descend upon them and Almighty God Himself speaks to them and says to them 'Do not fear the enemies that stand against you and the trials that befal you, nor be grieved for the bitter adversities which befel you in the past, for I am with you, and be joyful that I grant you in this very world the paradise which was promised to you. '" It should be borne in mind that these are facts supported by the strongest testimony. Within the sphere of Islam there have been thousands of the righteous people who have, actually tasted the fruits of the spiritual paradise in this iiie. In fact Islam is the blessed religion, whose true followers have been made by Al- mighty God the inheritors of all the righteous servants of God who have passed before them and the heavenly blessings that were granted to them variously granted all to the Muslims He has accepted the prayer which He Himself taught in the Holy Quran in the following words : ^. & ) k ) y* p&i^ )-^ } ^ } U &*> } ^) laJ ) 31. j ^lc u-yoiJ ]jtp ^xlfi ^**j ) '* Lord ! show us the right path, the path of the righteous whom Thou hast favored and honored in every way and who have received from Thee all sorts of blessings, (who have received the honor of being spoken to by Thee, of having their prayers accepted by Thee and of having been granted victory, assistance and guidance from Thee) ; and keep us away from the path of those upon whom Thy wrath has descended and of those who having forsaken Thy path have be- taken to erroneous paths. " This is the prayer which is addressed to Almighty God by every Muslim five times daily in his prayers. It shows clearly that a person who passes his days in blindness from God, lives and dies in hell, and that he only really obeys God and attains true salvation. who recognises God and has a perfect faith in His existence, for only such a one is granted power to forsake sin and to love God with his whole heart. The