The Honour of Prophets — Page 60
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 60 His light in him and breathed into him His spirit. The Holy Quran says the same. Now, it is well within the capacity and nature of man for God to descend upon the pure heart of His servant with all His glory so that the grandeur of God is encamped in his heart. Such a person develops a relationship with God that may be likened to iron, which when cast into an intensely scorching and blazing fire, seems to take on the appearance of fire, but in reality it is still the same iron, not fire. And so in actuality, the same relationship exists between God and those who truly love him. Such individuals begin to feel in themselves that God has descended in them. And sometimes in this state of union with God, some of them utter apparent blasphemies; that is to say, they explain this Divine relationship in a manner whereby common people mistake them to be claiming divinity for themselves. Words to this effect are found in all divine scriptures. Words and Actions of the Holy Prophet sa It is in this meaning that the Holy Quran has described the words and actions of our Prophet, peace and bless ings of Allah be upon him, to be the words and actions of God. For example, the verse regarding his speech is: