Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 32
32 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Cruelties Inflicted Against the Muslims During the Sikh Rule One ought to realise the degree to which Muslims were hurt during the Sikh reign. The Sikhs killed six to seven thousand men just because one cow was inci- dentally slaughtered on some occasion. The path of virtue was so obstructed that we hear of a man named Kammay Shah who would raise his hands and pray so that he could receive an opportunity to see a manuscript of Sahih Bukhari even once. His supplications would eventually bring him to tears, but the prevailing circumstances of the time would leave him without hope. Today, due to the bless- ings of this government’s reign, that very same Sahih Bukhari can be procured for four or five rupees. In that era, people had become so distanced from Islam that a Muslim named Khuda Bakhsh had changed his name to Khuda Singh. As a matter of fact, we are so indebted to this government that if we were to leave this place, we could not enjoy the same freedom even in Mecca or Constantinople. How then can I harbour evil motives at heart against this government? If our people believe that I am against this government or that my religious beliefs are false, they ought to organise a gathering and hear my submissions with a calm heart so that they may be satisfied and their misconceptions may be dispelled. The mouth of a liar gives off a foul odour and a person of insight is able to perceive it. The work of a truthful one is done in a straightforward and honest manner, and the prevailing circumstances support them. The Need of the Era One ought to observe how people have strayed from true doctrines. Two hun- dred million books have been published against Islam and many hundreds of thousands have become Christian. All things have a limit, and after the dry sea- son, even animals in the jungle raise their heads to the sky hoping for rain. Today, after thirteen hundred years of sun and drought, rain has descended from heaven and now no one can stop this rain. Who can stop the rain when the monsoon sea- son arrives? This is an era in which the hearts of people have become immensely distanced from the truth, to the extent that they have even begun to doubt God Himself. The Significance of Belief in Allah All actions are directed by one’s belief. For example, if someone were to mistake