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82 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad that lies at the root of the following statement: 1 َ الْمُطَهَّرُوْن يَمَسُّهٗۤ اِلَّا لَا Which none shall touch except those who are purified. One Cannot Become Pure Without Refraining from Lies In reality, until a person abandons lies, he cannot become pure. Worthless mate- rialists believe that they cannot survive without lies. However, this is an absurd- ity. If one cannot survive with truth, then lies definitely cannot sustain a person either. It is a pity that these wretched people do not give God the value He de- serves. They do not know that it is without the grace of God Almighty that a per- son cannot survive. They consider the filth of falsehood to be their god and the resolver of their difficulties. This is precisely the reason that God Almighty has tied falsehood to the filth of idols and mentioned it in the Holy Quran. Know for certain that we cannot take a single step, rather, not even a single breath, without the grace of God. Our bodies are blessed with countless abilities, but what can we do with our own strength? Nothing at all. The Meaning of Trust in God Those people who trust in their own power and strength, and forsake God Almighty, do not meet with a good end. This does not mean that trust in God is to sit on one’s hands and do nothing. To make use of means and to employ the faculties which God Almighty has granted us is also a manner in which we show gratitude to God. Those people who do not make use of their abilities and only verbally claim that they trust in God speak falsehood. Such people do not appreciate God. In fact, they test God and essentially suggest that the faculties and powers granted by Him are futile. In this manner, they are disrespectful and insolent towards God. They become distanced from the essence of ُ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُد (Thee alone do we worship) and do not act upon it, yet desire to see the results of َ ُ اِيَّاك نَسْتَعِيْن (Thee alone do we implore for help) fulfilled in their favour. This is not right. Insofar as possible, and to the extent of one’s ability, an individual ought to make recourse to means, but must not deem them to be his god and the resolver of his difficulties. On the contrary, man must first exhaust these avenues and then hand 1 al-Waqi’ah, 56:78-80