Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 188
188 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad those suffering from illness, and has vested these creations with diverse properties and qualities that come to use in every era when unexpected needs arise. Therefore, nothing that God Almighty has created is without benefit or useless—even ticks and lice are not without their benefit. It is written that if someone is unable to pass urine, on certain occasions, the insertion of lice into the urethra, can induce urination. Is it within anyone’s power to even fathom the extent to which human beings benefit from these things? Then, fourthly, there is the recompense of efforts. This too requires the grace of Allah. For example, just observe how much effort and toil man undertakes in ag- riculture. If it were not for the help of God Almighty, how could a farmer return home with harvested grain? It is by the grace and bounty of God that everything takes place at its appropriate time. As such, the people might well-nigh have per- ished in the recent dry season, but God sent down rain by His grace and saved a large part of His creation. Therefore, first and foremost, it is God Almighty Who intrinsically, more than anyone else, is supremely deserving of praise. In compari- son to Him, no other being possesses any such inherent right. Three Rights Mentioned in Surah An-Nas If any other being does have a right to be praised, it is only through God’s good graces. This too is a mercy of God Almighty that despite His being One and without Partner, as a gift, He has allowed certain others to be a part of His own praiseworthy qualities. As Allah the Exalted states: ِ قُلْ اَعُوْذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ اِلٰهِ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاس 1 ِ الَّذِيْ يُوَسْوِسُ فِيْ صُدُوْرِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاس Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the sneaking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of men, from among the Jinn and mankind. ’ In this blessed chapter, along with that Being who is truly worthy of praise, Allah Almighty has also hinted at those who are worthy of praise in the partial sense. This is so that higher moral qualities may be perfected. As such, three kinds of rights have been alluded to in this chapter. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “Seek refuge with Allah, who encompasses every 1 an-Nas , 114:2-7