Favours of the Gracious God — Page 83
83 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS cept God Almighty. Furthermore, in the Arabic lexicon, the word س�ی ّد [ Sayyid ] is used for one who has a great congregation subservient to him, who obey him due to a heartfelt passion and natural sense of submission. Thus, the dif - ference between a Sayyid and a king is that a king presses people into submission through a politics of subjuga - tion and harsh laws, whereas the followers of a Sayyid obey him due to their heartfelt love, heartfelt passion, and heartfelt inspiration and, out of the genuine love they have for him, they address him as ا ض س�ی ّد� [ Sayyidu - n a : our leader]. Such obedience is shown to a king only when he is also determined to be a Sayyid in the eyes of the people. In short, the word Sayyid , too, by way of its definition, is not used for anyone except God Almighty, because obedience that is a result of genuine and true passion—which does not contain an iota of selfish de - sires—is not rendered to anyone except God Almighty. It is He alone, to whom true obedience is exhibited by the souls, for He is the true origin of their creation. Therefore, by its very nature every soul prostrates be - fore Him. Idol-worshippers and those who worship humans both possess the same passion for obeying Him as does a righteous monotheist; but because of