Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 136
136 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad very life, then what is to be gained by indulging in them now? Truly fortunate is the one who turns to repentance, and whose attention is turned towards discard- ing and uprooting all of their evil thoughts and fancies. When an individual is purged of this filth and impurity, they must be remorseful and feel ashamed for what they have done. The third condition is called azm in Arabic. In other words, this means to make a firm resolve to never revert to these vices in the future. When a person remains firm in this resolve, Allah the Exalted shall grant them the strength needed for true repentance, to the extent that they will be wholly cleansed of their sins, and good morals and praiseworthy actions will take their place. This is a triumph of morals. It is the work of Allah Almighty to grant a person strength and ability in this regard, because it is He alone who is the Master of all strengths and faculties. God Almighty states: أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا All power belongs to Allah. All of our faculties are to be exerted in the way of Allah Almighty. For man is frail and weak. His reality is expounded in the following verse: خُلِقَ الْإِنْسَانُ ضَعِيفًا 1 Man has been created weak. person follows the Therefore, in order to seek strength from God Almighty, if a three conditions mentioned earlier to the fullest extent and forsakes indolence and sloth, and becomes fully prepared to improve, and prays to God Almighty, then surely, Allah the Exalted will transform their morals. Who is Truly Mighty? Our community does not require people who possess the physical strength of mighty wrestlers. Instead, we require people who possess the strength to con- tinue working towards the transformation of their morals. Without doubt, a truly mighty and powerful person is not one who can move a mountain from its place-not in the least. True courage is to muster the strength to reform one's morals. So remember, strive with all your strength and resolve to improve your al-Baqarah, 2:166 an-Nisa, 4:29