Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 246
246 it appears. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad It is incumbent upon all people to be mindful of the hereafter and repent from evil actions because true happiness and pleasure lies in this. It is a matter of cer- tainty that no evil deed and sinful act can give a person true happiness, even for a moment. A sinful person of ill conduct is always haunted by the fear of his secret being exposed. How then can such a person find a means of comfort in wicked actions? Those who have their sights set on the hereafter are forever blessed. مرد آخر ہیں مبارک بنده ایست A man who keeps their sights set on the hereafter is fortunate. Observe the state of those nations who were faced with chastisement from time to time. Everyone must ensure that even if their hearts are hard, they should rebuke them to teach them a lesson of humility and meekness. If you do not know how to weep, then make a weeping face, and ultimately tears will follow themselves. Develop in Yourselves a Pure Transformation What is most significant for our community is that they develop within them- selves a pure transformation, for they are blessed with fresh insight of the Divine. If a person claims to be the recipient of divine insight but does not act accord- ingly, then such claims are nothing more than vain boasts. Hence, the indolence of others must not make our community negligent and must not embolden them to become idle, nor should they become hard-hearted on witnessing the indiffer- ence of others. Man possesses many longings and desires, but who has knowledge of the hid- den decrees of fate? Life does not transpire in accordance with one's yearnings. The ongoing desires of man are one thing and the phenomenon of divine destiny and decree is another; and the latter always prevails. The course that a person's life takes is known to God, Who knows what is written in their book of fate. Hence, an individual ought to awaken their heart to make it vigilant. An Aspect of God's Oneness One aspect of the unity of God is to erase one's inner desires for the love of God Almighty, and to lose one's own person into the grandeur of God's Being. ' 1 Al-Hakam, vol. 2, no. 3, dated 13 March 1898, p. 1