The Devotion of Life — Page 137
137 very pit of humiliation. Misfortune and retreat became their destiny. Then, Allah the Almighty sent the Imam Mahdi and the Promised Messiah as for the revival of Islam. Allah bestowed the station of ‘Ummati Nabi’ (Prophet of the People without any Divine Law) and after his demise, Allah recommenced the Institution of Khilafat in Jama’at Ahmadiyya. Those who turned their faces from this blessing kept wandering in darkness without any direction. Their fate is misfortune and abject retreat even today. On the other hand, those who accepted this Divine radiance and offered themselves for obedience to this Khilafat, and who considered it an honour to sacrifice their lives and possessions, their honour and their pride, can see how they have been rewarded by continuous blessings from Allah. With the blessings of the Institution of Khilafat, Jama’at Ahmadiyya has been strengthened and progressed in every field. Every situation of apprehension has changed into tranquillity. Today, this is the only Jama’at in the world that has the good fortune to be associated with the blessed Institution of Khilafat. The history of Ahmadiyyat shows that every opposing movement perished on the rock of Khilafat. Whether it was dissention within, or the nationwide demonstrations by ‘Ahrar’ in 1953, or the dreadful riots of 1984 in Pakistan, in which many innocent Ahmadis lost their lives, it was by the steadfast leadership and guidance of the Khilafat of the time that the Jama’at kept on moving forward through every trial with the dignity of true believers. It was by the blessing of Khilafat that the Jama’at scaled the heights of triumph and its standards of sacrifice, devotion and selfless love kept on increasing. No one could take away the smiles from their faces even in the calamity of blazing fire. This