Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 246
246 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad my company. The companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sat in his company. What was the ultimate result? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: ْ اَہلل ُ اَہلل ُ فِی ْ اَصْحَابِی Essentially, the companions became a reflection of God. They could not have at- tained such a rank if they remained afar from the Holy Prophet sa. This is a very important issue. Nearness to God is nearness to the servants of God. Further, God Almighty states: 1 َ مَعَ الصّٰدِقِيْن كُوْنُوْا Be with the truthful. This too is a testament to what I have just said. This is a secret that few are able to comprehend. It is never possible for a person who is appointed by God to say eve- rything at once. In fact, he will diagnose the illnesses of his friends and cure them as appropriate with exhortation and advice, and every so often, he will remove their ailments. Just take today as an example—I cannot say everything now. It is possible that certain people may leave today after listening to the speech that I am delivering now, and perhaps some of the things that I will have said today may not suit their disposition or mindset, and so they will have left here deprived. How- ever, an individual who stays here repeatedly, continues to foster a change within themselves and ultimately attains their objective. Every individual requires a sin- cere change. A person who is not transformed holds true to the following: 2 مَنْ كَانَ فِـيْ هٰذِهٖۤ اَعْمٰى But whoso is blind in this world. . . The Community Must Undergo a Pure Transformation I constantly feel immense pain and grief so that a pure transformation may be brought about in my community. The vision in my heart for the transformation that I would like to see in my community has not been realised as of yet. And when I observe this, my condition is no different to the following: 1 at-Tawbah, 9:119 2 Bani Isra'il , 17:73