The Honour of Prophets — Page 16
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 16 self and other creation; in fact, he offers a portion of his worship to worldly means at large, for he believes that these means, too, intervene in the process of crea tion and destruction in the face of God’s will and decree. Therefore, such a person cannot be a true worshipper of God Almighty, since at times he associates the gran deur of God with himself, at times with other creation, and still at other times, even with worldly means. On the contrary, a true worshipper is one who reserves all greatness, majesty and authority for God to the exclu sion of all else. This is true Oneness of God and when an individual’s worship reaches such a level, it is then that he can be called a true worshipper of God. Just as such a person declares with his tongue that God is One and without partner, so does he testify to the Oneness of God in practice, i. e. through his worship. It is this very rank of perfection that is referred to in the above verse wherein the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was instructed to announce to the people that all his worship was for God alone, which means that his inner self, creation at large, and worldly means have no share in his worship. Then the verse goes on to state: “My sacrifice is also devoted especially to God alone, and so is my life and my death. ” Remember, the Arabic lexicon states that