Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 368
368 Who are the people working to spread Islam in Britain? They are, again, the dead who have been quickened to life by the Messiah of the Holy Prophet’s dispensation. Even though England was able to subjugate India on the physical level, follow - ers of the Messiah know that England is spiritually dead and has strayed far from God. They have carried to England the water of life which the Messiah gave them and it will now give life to oth - ers. The power and wealth of England do not frighten them, for they know that they are alive and England is dead. Why would the living be afraid of the dead? Who are the people upholding the Oneness of God and fight - ing idolatry in the West Coast of Africa where Christian mission - aries had converted hundreds of thousands to Christianity and taught them to worship a mortal? They are the ones who were revived to life by the Promised Messiah as and have stood up to defend Islam at a time when others have despaired of it. Who was it that thought of Mauritius and took upon himself to revive the forgotten inhabitants of that island? Who went to Sri Lanka, the land of ancient traditions, and woke up its people? Who went to Russia and Afghanistan to give them the gift of life? It was none other than men who had been brought back to life by the Promised Messiah as. Who can mistake these signs of life? Of four or five hundred million Muslims, not one has left his home to preach Islam to the world, and yet hundreds out of the small c0mmunity of Ahmadis are engaged in this task. They are taking the message of Islam to countries where it was not even thought possible. If the members of this Community were not imbued with