Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 88
88 انامتم امندن رہزگ ِ اصداقں اکروابر ن ں ی � ت ٓاس� اصداقں را دتس ِ قح ابدش اہنں در The duties that lovers of truth set themselves do not remain undone, The lovers of truth have the Hand of God helping them in secret. 15 Thus, the general condition of Muslims obtaining today is crying for a Reformer to come from God; and not just a Reformer but a great Reformer who can put Islam back on its feet and coun - ter unbelief with irrevocable arguments and subjugate it with the sword of reason. We see that, at the head of this century, there was only one person who claimed to have been sent by God for the defence of Islam, and he is none other than the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. It behoves all intelligent and rational people to ponder over his claim and not to turn away without giv - ing it sufficient thought. Otherwise, they will have to deny an eter - nal Divine practice and be answerable to God for their neglect. At this point, some people raise the objection that the Holy Prophet s as was the perfect Prophet and there is no need for a Reformer after him. They say that the Holy Quran is now our Reformer and its spiritual power is our guide. On the surface, this might seem like a beautiful sentiment but a little reflection shows that it is completely at odds with the Holy Quran and Hadith, as well as logic and experience. It is contrary to the Holy Quran and Hadith because in both we find clear tidings of Reformers and divinely appointed Guides who would appear in the future. If the coming of a Mujaddid (Reformer) or a Ma’m u r (divinely appointed Guide) was contrary to the Holy Prophet’s perfection,