Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 90
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 90 only came from barren clouds, and they were deceived by their apparent sincerity, while in reality, they are swindlers. Their hearts turned black as if it were a dark night or skin. They lost their ears and eyes, and arrogance of philosophy overwhelmed them like madness. They say that we drink fresh water, while the common people drink only dirt. And a people other than them wore the clothes of Christians, they say, “We are Muslims,” and yet they do not pray or fast, even if they were not mocking Islam. You do not find any garments of faith clothing them, rather you see their emblem like that of the People of the Cross. They only marry their daughters, and praise their wisdom. They sold the Shariah and piety, for the world, like a man who sold his crops before they ripened. If you look carefully at their characteristics and reflect on their traits, you will not see traces of the light of believers on their faces, nor the appearance of the righteous. Are these the youngsters of our people who will be relied upon in the coming days, and will be remembered with praise and exaltation? You see Islam in our time as a prisoner who is locked up, or an animal which is hunted. Most of the boys who study in the priests’ schools, resemble the People of the Cross. They abandoned what is clean, preferring carrion. They chose the dung of misguidance, just as they chose the popular sciences, and they did not leave the schools until they left their religion. They crowded on the filth, and gathered for the dirt. The evil and the influence of the Christians teachers are greater than that of the priests. Most of the Muslim children are studying in the schools of these misguided