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attempts and exposed his ignorance. Hence, the under- standing of the Quran which has been granted me is a Sign of Allah, the Glorious, and I have full trust in Allah's grace that soon the world will begin to see that I am true in this claim. (Roohani Khazain Vol. 12 : Siraj-ul-Muneer, p. 41) Prophecy of victory. Remember very well that no one shall ever come down from heaven. All our oppo- nents who live today shall die and none from them shall ever see Jesus son of Mary coming down from heaven; then their children that are left after them shall also die and none from among them shall ever see Jesus son of Mary coming down from heaven and then their third generation shall also die and they too shall not see the son of Mary coming down. Then God shall cause great consternation in their minds and they shall then say that the period of the dominance of the cross has also passed away and the way oflife has changed completely, yet the son of Mary has not come down. Then in dismay the wise among them shall forsake this belief and three centuries from now shall not have passed when those who await the coming of Jesus son of Mary, whether they be Muslims or Christians, shall relinquish altogether this conception. Then shall prevail only one religion over the whole world and there shall be only one religious Leader. I came only to sow the seed which has been planted by my hand. It shall now grow and flourish and there is none who can hinder it. (Roohani Khazain Vol. 20: Tazkiratush Shahadatain p. 6 7) How to win the pleasure of God. If you want that God should be pleased with you in heaven, unite and be one like two brothers of the same mother. Nobler is he among you who forgives the sins of his brother more than others and doomed is he who is stubborn and does not forgive. He has nothing in common with me. Live in fear, lest you be cursed by God. He is Holy and He is a jealous Guardian over the honour of His beloved ones. The wicked cannot attain His nearness, the arrogant cannot gain His nearness, nor can the tyrant nor the one who breaks trust. Nor can he, who is not ready to lay down everything for the honour of His name, nor those who fall to the pleasures of the world like dogs and ants and vultures and who are comfortable with the luxuries of the world. Each unchaste eye is remote from Him, each impure heart knows Him not. Those who remain in agony for His cause will be delivered from the fire of hell. He who weeps for Him will laugh at last and he who breaks away from the world for His sake will meet Him. Be Allah's friends with all your heart, in all sincerity, gaining His nearness with ever growing zeal. Be kind to your subordinates, to your wives and to your less fortunate brothers so that you may be shown kindness in heaven. Become truly His so that He may belong to you. (Roohani Khazain Vol. 19 : Kashti- e- Nuh. pp. 12 - 13) our beliefs. we do believe that there is none worthy of worship except God Almighty and Sayyedena Hazrat Muhammad, the Chosen One, may peace and blessings 8 - Centenary Souvenir of Allah be upon him, is His messenger and the Khatamul Anbiya. We believe that angels are a reality, that Resur- rection is a reality and that the Day of Judgement is a reality; that Heaven is reality and so is Hell. We do believe that whatever the Glorious and Majestic God has stated in the Holy Quran and whatever our Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has stated is all, according to the aforementioned state- ment, the truth. we do believe that the person who subtracts an iota from the Islamic law or adds to it as much, or lays the foundation in any manner for rejection of Islamic injunctions. or attempts to declare unlawful what has been made lawful in Islam, is an infidel and a renegade to Islam. we admonish our Jamaal that they must adhere tenaciously to the fundamental article of Islamic faith "There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is His Messenger" as long as they live and that they should die holding fast to the same belie( Also they must have firm faith in all the Messengers of Allah and revealed Books which have been authenticated by the Ho ly Quran. They should abide strictly by the Quranic injunctions. They should strictly observe Praye;s and Fast, pay Zakat and perform the Haj (pilgrimage). They should observe Islam by fully complying with all the injunctions, obligations and prohibitions pronounced by God and His Messenger. In short. all such matters, be they beliefs or deeds, on which there was consensus of opinion among our righteous predecessors and as are understood to be Islam by the general consensus of opinion of those who follow the traditions of the Holy Prophet of Islam, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, should be complied with as being obligatory. we call to witness the Heaven and the Earth that exactly is our Faith. (Roohani Khazain Vol. 14 : Ayyamus Sulh, !st Edition, p. 323) Live faith needs good deeds. As no garden can flourish without water, no faith can be considered live without good deeds. It is meaningless to have faith with- out righteous actions; likewise good deeds without faith are a vain display. . Ptccording to Islam, heaven in fact is the reflected image of our faith and good deeds. It is not something new which will be delivered to man from outside. In fact it is created from within him. Each man's heaven is born out of his own faith and good deeds, which he begins to experience and enjoy in this very life. (Roohani Khazain Vol. 10 : Islami Usul ki Filasfi, p. 390) Ultimate victory. People of the world may be in- clined to think that it is Christianity which may ultimately spread throughout the world, or it may be Budhism which will prevail in the end. But they are certainly wrong in these conjectures. Remember that nothing happens on this Earth unless it has been so willed in Heaven. And, it is God of Heaven who revealed to me that ultimately it will be the religion of Islam which will conquer the hearts of people. (Roohani Khazain Vol. 21 : Braheen e Ahmadiyya, Pt. 5, p. 42 7)