Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 82
82 So, in this respect, our Imam follows perfectly in the footsteps of the Holy Prophet sa , the Chief of Mankind, the Master of the pure, and with firm resolve and prayer, he remains concerned for those who err. This is to such extent that by means of inspiration or through some other means, Allah Almighty Himself will enable him to reform others. His Holiness as does not make double meaning state- ments nor does he make any gestures with his eyes. Never has His Holiness as taunted anyone or addressed some- one in a gathering and said that he is displeased with them or that a certain action of theirs is bothersome, or that such and such habit of theirs is inappropriate. The Promised Messiah as has been addressed by God and this revelation is recorded in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah: 9 َ ْظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانْفَـضُّوْامِنْ حَوْلِك ی ِ غَل ِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا ہّٰلل َ ا ٍ مِّن ۃ رَحْمَ فَبِمَا It is by the mercy of Allah that you are gentle with them. If you had been harsh and hard-hearted, they would have scattered away from around you. In truth, the being of His Holiness as is so brimming with gentleness and forbearance, and so inclined to turn a blind eye to the faults of others, that no greater example can be fathomed. An individual who seeks to serve as the shepherd of a flock and wishes to gather diverse people, can never be successful until they pos- 9 Aal-e-Imran , 3:160