Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 230
230 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is taught to believe in divine decree and fate is to ensure that they develop the at- tribute of trusting and believing in the Being of Allah Almighty; and so that once they learn of the essence of being content in the pleasure of Allah, they may attain true tranquillity and comfort, which is the fundamental purpose and objective of salvation. I have just presented an example from the Holy Quran of an oath, where God states: وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجُعِ Meaning, 'By the sky, after which Allah Almighty uses the word raj'un. The word sama'un is used to mean the sky, atmosphere, rain or height. The word raj'un refers to something which returns again and again at the appointed time. In the rainy season, rain falls repeatedly, therefore it too is called raj'un. Similarly, rain falls from the sky also at its appointed times. Then Allah goes on to state: وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ Meaning, 'And by the earth which opens out with herbage. ' The root cause of rain is the earth. When water in the earth evaporates into the sky, it rises into the atmosphere and condensation causes it to return in the form of precipitation. In this case, since the rain comes from the sky, it may be referred to as heavenly. Then, there is another particular time when rain is especially required—at the time when it is needed by farmers. If it rains immediately after the seeds are sown, everything is washed away. However, at other times rain is needed for growth and nourishment. In short, the need for rain, its benefit and the sight of it descending from the sky is perfectly and plainly evident; even a simple village farmer is aware of this phenomenon. Moreover, it ought to be remembered that if rain does not fall from the sky, the water on earth begins to dry as well. Hence, in times of drought, many water wells become dry completely and many others are left with scarce amounts of water. However, when rain descends from the sky, the waters of the earth too are stirred and begin to surge forth. At this instance, my intent in presenting this example is to demonstrate that Allah the Exalted has taken these oaths so they may serve as a witness to shed light on another matter, because even an ordinary landowner is aware of this phenomena. The matter which has been evidenced by these phenomena is: at-Tariq, 86:12 at-Tariq, 86:13