Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 214
214 His chosen ones. Had Almighty God not thus extended His mercy to them, the righteous would have been confounded with the unrighteous, and no one could have known them from the wicked. Great are the works of the Lord and infinite is His power, but they are displayed to men only according to the measure of their faith. The extraordinary manifestations of His power take place only for the sake of those who show an extraor- dinary love and faithfulness in His way, and sever all low con- nections and suppress all desires of the flesh for His sake. He does whatever He wills, but His wonders and marvellous works are displayed only when a man shows a wonderful and marvellous transformation in his connections with him. In this age, there are very few who know God or believe in His wonderful works, but many who have no faith at all in the Almighty Being whose I voice is heard by all things and with whom nothing is impossible. ) It should be borne in mind that I do not declare it to be ,| ! generally illegal to have recourse to medicines or preventive mea- ~i ' I sures in the case of plague or other diseases, for the Holy Prophet ; is reported to have said that there is'no malady for which God has not created a remedy. But I consider it sinful to obscure by inoculation the heavenly sign which God has been gracious enough to display for rne and my followers and by which He in- tends to show His distinctive favour to those who accept me in sincerity and faithfulness. I cannot, therefore, insult and dis- credit this sign of mercy by submitting to inoculation, and be guilty of unbelief in the promise of God. If I get inoculated like others, I shall have to tender my greatful thanks to the physician who invented the cure and not to God who gave me the promise that He shall protect all those who live within the four walls of my house. I declare it as an eyewitness that the promises of God are true, and I see the impending danger as if it had already