Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 274
274 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Almighty has promised after death. Secondly, this life also, if not devoted to God Almighty, is also a hell. Allah the Exalted does not concern Himself to save such people from pain and give them comfort. Do not think that a large share of worldly riches, authority, wealth, honour and children can give a person any pleasure, comfort and tranquillity, and that these things constitute an early para- dise in this world. Not at all. That comfort, that satisfaction, and that tranquillity which are from among the rewards of paradise cannot be attained through such means. This can only be attained by living and dying in complete devotion to God. The Prophets, peace be upon them, and especially Abraham and Jacob, may Allah be pleased with both of them, left behind the bequest that: 1 َ وَ اَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْن تَمُوْتُنَّ اِلَّا لَا Let not death overtake you except when you are in a state of submission. The pleasures of this world only spawn a filthy greed which further increases one’s desire and thirst. The thirst of such a person can never be quenched, like some- one suffering from polydipsia who eventually dies. Therefore, the fire of these unnecessary desires and longings is also from the fires of hell, which do not let a person’s heart feel peace and comfort, but rather causes them to writhe in anxiety and restlessness. Therefore, my friends must never lose sight of the fact that man should not lose himself and become intoxicated in the love and passion of wealth and riches, or in a woman or son, to the extent that they become a screen between him and God Almighty. This is why wealth and children have been termed a ‘trial. ’ These too can lead a person to hell; and when a person is separated from them, man displays extreme anxiety and restlessness. In this state of affairs, the following do not remain words alone: 2 ِ الْاَفْئِدَة نَارُ اهللِ الْمُوْقَدَةُ الَّتِيْ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى It is Allah’s kindled fire, which rises over the hearts. In fact, these words take on an apparent form. Hence, this fire, which burns the human heart and makes it even darker and blacker than coal, is this love of anything that is besides Allah. When two things come together or are rubbed against one another, this creates a heat. In the same way, the friction of man’s love and the love of this world along 1 al-Baqarah, 2:133 2 al-Humazah , 104:7-8