Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 144
144 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad It is an invariable fact that if an individual does not possess within their hearts the fervour of sympathy for mankind, then they are miserly. If I see a path that leads to goodness and benefit, it is my responsibility to loudly proclaim it to the people, irrespective of whether anyone follows it or not. کس بشنود یا نشنود من گفتگوئے میکنم Whether anyone listens or not, I shall continue to speak. If even a single soul emerges with life, then this is sufficient. I loudly proclaim that it does not behove me to give you this counsel out of a desire for spiritual reward. Not at all! On the contrary, my soul is imbued with an extreme fervour and pain. Though I do not know why I possess this fervour, there cannot be even an iota of doubt regarding the fact that I cannot stop myself from feeling this way. Therefore, all of you ought to consider my advice to be the words bequeathed by a man who you may not be fortunate enough to hear in the future; thus adhere SO perfectly to my counsel that you become examples for others. You must teach those who are far from us through your own actions and words. If there is no need for action in the manner that I have explained, then tell me why anyone should come here? I do not want a hidden change in you; I require a noticeable transfor- mation, so that our opponents are overcome with shame; and so that the hearts of the people are illuminated instantly, they lose hope in our opponents and realise that they are in a state of misguidance. Even the most wicked people repented at the hand of Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. How so? It was the magnificent transformation that took place in the companions of the Holy Prophets and their model, which was worthy of emulating, and which moved the evil to feel contrition. The Pure Example of Ikrimah You have perhaps heard of the account of Ikrimah. It was he who was the mas- termind behind the misfortune at Uhud. His father was Abu Jahl, but ultimately it was the example of the companions of the Holy Prophets which put him to shame. It is my belief that extraordinary happenings did not leave as lasting an impression on the people, and did not astonish them, as much as the pure model of the companions of the Holy Prophets and the change that they witnessed in them. The people were amazed to see the heights that their relatives had attained.