Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 70
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 70 get angry if they are not glorified. They are arrogant like sultans, but they are nothing but worms of the earth. They expect obedi- ence from people, yet they possess neither reason nor ingenuity. Whoever disagrees with them is treated as if they have fallen from a great height or abandoned as a divorcee. They prohibit people from their wives if their desires are not fulfilled. There is no type of lie that does not come out of their mouths, and there is no evil that does not exist within them. A group of them have their hearts enamoured with the pas- sion of Jihad, they tempt the ignorant to smite the necks by sharp swords and assassinate every stranger and wayfarer. They do not have mercy on the weak, nor do they listen to screams and wail- ing, or fear Allah. So woe to them and what they do! Will they slay people while they do good? Will they kill those who do not kill people for religion, spread benevolence, establish discretion, and do not use sword and spear for religion? Rather, they are the resort of the hopeless and the shelter at the sudden calamity. Their endow- ments come upon request heavier than rain lashes from clouds. They support those who fear the attack of disasters, fight those who confront them at war, repel what have subjected you to dis- tress, and prepare for you reasons for joy. Will you strike the necks of these protectors? I do not understand the secret of these invaders. Is this sup- porting religion or desires? What is this Jihad that modesty refuses to accept? It is also not accepted by sound reason and intelligence. What is the matter with the people who is lead these scholars? Nay, their likeness is like wolves or tigers or dogs. By Allah, they