Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 224
224 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 1 َ مُؤْمِنِيْن يَكُوْنُوْا لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ اَلَّا Meaning, will you grieve yourself to death because they do not believe? There are two aspects to this: firstly, it relates to the disbelievers and their not converting to Islam; secondly, this is also in relation to the Muslims and why they do not develop in themselves a spiritual power of the highest level—as was the case with the Holy Prophet sa himself. Since progress is attained gradually, the advances of the companions were also in stages. However, the hearts of the Prophets are an embodiment of sheer sympathy. Now, our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, encompassed all the excellences of prophethood. The Holy Prophet sa thus possessed this sympathy to the highest degree. He would look at the companions and desire for them to attain the greatest heights, but this apex was destined to find fulfilment at a certain time. Ultimately, the companions attained that which the world had never received before and witnessed that which no one else had ever seen. The Entire Foundation Rests on Struggle The entire foundation rests on struggle. God Almighty states: 2 لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا فِيْنَا وَالَّذِيْنَ جَاهَدُوْا This means, those who strive in our way, we open to them all the avenues that lead to us. Nothing can happen without struggle. Those people who say that Syed Abdul-Qadir Jilani, may Allah have mercy on him, turned a robber into a saint, with a single glance, are deluded. It is statements like these which have ruined the people. People think that an individual can be transformed into a saint by incantations and spells. Those who act hastily in the matter of God perish. Everything in the world pro- gresses in stages. Spiritual advancement is no different and nothing can happen without struggle; and that struggle too must be in the way of God. One cannot make up their own futile ascetic practices and exercises like yogis. The very task for which I have been appointed by God is to demonstrate to the world how one can reach Allah the Exalted. This is the law of nature, neither do all people remain deprived, nor do all people receive guidance. ” 3 1 ash-Shu’ara , 26:4 2 al-Ankabut, 29:70 3 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 16, dated 1 May 1900, p. 6