Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 68
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 68 knows no bounds, sparing neither valley nor peak. Wherever it settles, it transforms towns into barren wastelands. Yet, for those who sought sanctuary in my village with sincerity and obedience, I am hopeful that Allah will shield them from its grasp. This is a divine promise from the Lord of Glory and Power, even if the eyes that have not been given insight choose to deny it. Alas for the scholars who fail to perceive what Allah has shown them from heavens. They consumed the essence of the head of the century as though it were a head of a goat, heedless of the promises of the Most Gracious. Though the sun and moon emerged following the eclipse during Ramadan, their hearts were not cleared of darkness that would put Satan to shame. Did they not witness these two celestial signs? Once in our own land, and again in the territories of the adversaries who are the People of the Cross? Why do they persist [in disbelief ], ignoring the signs of Allah? Do I seek a reward from them, so they are burdened by its weight? Let them run away from the signs of Allah; they will come to know. Do they not perceive the rampant corruption, the prevailing temptations, the erosion of morality, and the weaken- ing of faith? People are engulfed in a fire akin to Hell. Who can bring about reform when corruption and deception reigns? How can it be thought that these corruptions have not reached their ears, nor has news of them reached their men and women? For this is a shrewd, majestic, and devastating calamity, and not a day nor a month passes without these tribulations increasing and these temptations occurring. Yet, despite that, the scholars chose a hideous state, and they left a trace that might reflect adversely upon their honour.