Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 80
80 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad absorbed in the truth that nothing of his inner self remains. Such a one adheres to rectitude of the highest level, and is a sincere lover of the truth. It is at this point that one is referred to as a Siddiq. This is such a station that when a person reaches it, they gather within themselves all forms of truth and rectitude, and begin to draw them in. Just as a burning glass concentrates and draws in the rays of the sun, in the same way a Siddiq attracts towards themselves the excellences of truth (sadaqat). As someone has said: زر زر دشک در اہجں جنگ جنگ In the world, gold attracts gold, and treasure attracts treasure. When a thing grows and multiplies, it develops the power to draw towards itself other things of similar nature. The Philosophy in Attaining to the Excellence of the Truthful The philosophy in attaining to the excellence that is characteristic of the rank of the Truthful is that firstly, a person must realise their own weakness and helpless- ness. Then, in accordance with their individual strength and ability, they must proclaim ُ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُد (Thee alone do we worship) and adopt the truth, whilst abandon- ing falsehood. They must flee far from all forms of filth and impurity which are associated with falsehood. They must promise that they will never speak a lie, or give false testimony. They must promise that they will not allow the desires of the inner self to move them to utter any falsehood whatsoever, either as vain speech, neither in the cause of good, nor to repel evil—in no way and under no circum- stances will they adopt falsehood. Now, when a person makes a promise that is as widely encompassing as this, they act upon the words ُ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُد (Thee alone do we worship) in a special way and such action is worship of the highest degree. The words ُ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُد (Thee alone do we worship) are followed by ُ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْن (Thee alone do we implore for help). Now, whether a person of the nature just described proclaims the latter by verbal profession or not, Allah the Exalted, nonetheless, who is the source of all grace and the fountainhead of all truth and rectitude, will definitely help and support such an individual, and open to them the sub- lime principles and verities of truth. It is an established fact that when a person involved in business follows ideal practices and principles, and holds fast to hon- esty and integrity, even if he starts with a penny, Allah the Exalted grants them hundreds and thousands of rupees in return for their penny.