Fulfilment of a Grand Prophecy - Hazrat Ahmad’s Challenge to John Alexander Dowie — Page 33
Fulfillment of a Grand Prophecy. A FEW EXCERPTS FROM THE TEACHINGS OF HAZRAT Ahmadas (Hazrat Ahmadas claimed to be the Promised Messiah and the Reformer of the age. In this capacity, he led an immaculate life in the following of his Master Hazrat. Mohammada, the Founder of Islam. His personal life was spotless and an embodiment of extreme obedience to the Holy Prophet". In the following, we are presenting a few samples of his daily life and we would encourage the readers to study his full biography as has been written by many authors. - Editor) "If at all you desire that God in heaven be pleased with you, hasten to become one among yourselves, as though you were brothers born of the same mother. Only he is most honored among you who most forgives the transgressions of his brother; and unfortunate is he who remains obdurate, and does not forgive. He is not part of me and has no share with me. " 7 "Every impure eye remains far removed from. Him; every impure heart remains unaware of Him. . For Him whoever lives in fire, shall be saved from the flames; he who weeps for His sake shall be made happy, full of laughter and jubilance. He who breaks away from this world for His sake shall find Him. With the deepest sincerity of heart, with a steadfast strength and stride become the 35 friends of God so that He too should become your friend. Show mercy to your subordinates, be kind to your spouses and to your brethren who are poor, so that in heaven you too will be received with mercy, you truly become His, so that He too should be yours. " (Our Teachings) "This is our principle to love humanity as a whole. If a man sees that the house of his Hindu neighbor is on fire and does not stand up to help him in extinguishing the fire, I truly say that he has no connection with me. If any of my followers sees that someone attacks a Christian to kill him and does not go to help him, I truly say that he is not from amongst us. I say by God and say truly that I have no enmity towards any community. " (Siraj-e Muneer, page 28). MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD'S RESPONSE TO DR. DOWIE. As regards the Muslims, we wish to point out respectfully to Mr. Dowie that there is no need for the fulfillment of his purpose to subject millions of. Muslims to destruction. There is a very easy way of determining whether Dowie's God is true or our. God. That way is that Mr. Dowie. should keep me alone in his mind and should pray that of two of us, the one who is false may die before the other. . . The method I propose is that Mr. Dowie should come into the field against me with the permission of his false god. I am an old man of more than 66 years of age; I suffer from diabetes, dysentery, migraine and deficiency of blood. I realize, however, that my life depends not upon the condition of my health but upon the command of my God. If the false god of. Mr. Dowie possesses any power he will certainly permit him to come forth against me. " (Review of. Religions, Vol. 1 No. 9, p. 342-48)