Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 54
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 54 Despite ignorance, their heads reach the sky, walking proudly, unabashed by arrogance, haughtiness, foolishness, hypocrisy, con- tempt, and disdain. How many signs have been sent down by Allah, yet they paid no attention towards it, passing by with laughter, mocking Allah and His messengers. They worship only their desires and fail to contemplate. They demand, “Show us a sign from Allah!” While signs have already manifested in the heavens and on earth for those who are righteous. And it was said, “If you doubt my words, then produce something similar to it. ” Yet they failed to produce anything and persisted in their doubt, thereby leading to their own destruction. The position of scholars is both profound and perilous. Only one to whom the gates of profound proof have been opened, endowed with a refined vision from the Lord of the Unseen, pos- sessing knowledge free from doubt and scepticism, yet graced with the sweetness of eloquence and mastery of literary arts to reveal what lies within the heart, is worthy of this service. Such a scholar is shielded from the embarrassment of the stumbling of the tongue, bestowed with the gift of eloquence For those who claim the title of scholars, Allah has rendered them no share but noise. They recite the Quran, yet it is merely lip-service. The Furq a n does not reach their hearts, and their hearts do not reach it. Their actions bring shame even to Satan himself. You perceive a knot on their tongue, a gripe in their hearts, and deception in their speech. Their utterances lack evidence, and their statements are devoid of eloquence. You view them as fool- ish, inexperienced, lacking knowledge, and it is unclear whether their tongues are knotted or afflicted with stutter. They seem