Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 52
52 a wide range of teachings about spiritual advancement that not even a tiny fraction of it is to be found in earlier scriptures. If peo - ple had any idea of the value of the Holy Quran, they would not be content with the little knowledge they have gleaned but would strive to find paths that lead to God’s nearness. Had they known the value of reforming their souls instead of making mere verbal claims, they would not be content with superficial knowledge but would seek to establish a true relationship with God. If this desire was born in their hearts, they would surely want to seek out the paths that the Holy Quran has opened for man’s spiritual pro - gress. They would then know that they had previously been happy with the kernel and had wanted to get intoxicated by putting their lips to an empty cup. Why is it that they recite S u rah al-F a ti h ah and yet never have the desire to attain the bounties that have been promised therein? Fifty times, day and night, they pray, ‘Show us the straight path, the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings’, and yet they never ask what are the blessings that they seek. Had they even once offered the five-time daily prayer with its proper understanding, they would become curi - ous about the meaning of ‘Show us the straight path, the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings upon’, and then their minds would automatically be drawn to these verses of S u rah an-Nis a ’: َّو اًذِا ْمُهٰنْيَتٰاَّل ْنِّم ۤاَّنُدَّل َو ْوَل ْمُهَّنَا اْوُلَعَف اَم َنْوُظَعْوُي ٖهِب َناَكَل اًرْيَخ ْمُهَّل َو َّدَشَا اًتْيِبْثَت۰۰ۙ َو ْنَم ِعِطُّي َهّٰللا َو َلْوُسَّرلا َكِٕىٰٓلوُاَف َعَم َنْيِذَّلا اًرْجَا اًمْيِظَع۰۰ۙ َّو ْمُهٰنْيَدَهَل اًطاَرِص اًمْيِقَتْسُّم۰۰ َنِّم َنّٖيِبَّنلا َو َنْيِقْيِّدِّصلا۠ َو ِءٓاَدَهُّشلا َو َنْيِحِلّٰصلا١ۚ َو َنُسَح َكِٕىٰٓلوُا اًقْيِفَر۰۰ؕ ْمِهْيَلَع ُهّٰللا َمَعْنَا 49 َكِلٰذ ُلْضَفْلا َنِم ِهّٰللا١ؕ َو ىٰفَك ِهّٰللاِب اًمْيِلَع۰۰ؒ