The Detroit Address — Page 17
17 whites, the religion would not be honored. I felt nauseous after hearing such rubbish and insane talk. The Holy Quran explains that even thousands of years ago, God’s intelligent servants possessed such brilliant understanding that they realized where true greatness lies. They knew that when God blesses the poor, and those wrongly perceived to be insignifi- cant, they gain the highest position and status in the world. Religion is honored by them coming into it, and if they leave the religion, it would be a disservice to the faith of God. Those who do not give any importance to religion do not dishonor the faith by not joining it. How can the doors of religion be closed to those who are honored by God? If they strive to grow in righteousness and to offer greater sacrifices, they cannot be stopped due to their color, nationality, or financial standing. These doors are not closed outwardly, but rather, the hearts are locked. Attitudes change; they are being treated unkindly. Instead of embracing them with love, they are kept at a distance. A curtain is drawn. Obviously, no one ever saw that the doors of any mosque were physically closed to any Ahmadi who came from these people. His entrance was never forbidden. Nevertheless, if you honestly search your hearts, it is pos- sible that you may find that, unfortunately, you had locked your soul’s door to them. Or, if you had not locked it com- pletely, you had at least half-closed it to them. You did not desire to keep it wide open so that they could gladly enter into it.