Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 88
88 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Such people believe in God only in a limited sense. This is also a branch of natu- ralism. The Holy Quran clearly tells us: 1 ُ ْد ی ِ ُر ی اِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا Surely, thy Lord does bring about what He pleases. Then, the Holy Quran states: 2 ُ اَنْ يَّقُوْلَ لَهٗ كُنْ فَيَكُوْن اِنَّمَاۤ اَمْرُهٗۤ اِذَاۤ اَرَادَ شَيْــًٔا Verily His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be!,’ and it is. It is this very omnipotence of Allah the Exalted, and His extraordinarily supreme powers which have instilled a passion in my heart for prayer. The Philosophy of the Acceptance of Prayer Prayer is a magnificent thing! Alas, people fail to understand it. Some people believe that every prayer, irrespective of the manner and state in which it is made, ought to be accepted in every case. For this reason, when certain people pray but do not see their supplication fulfilled in the manner that they have assumed in their own minds, they become disheartened and lose hope, and as a result they begin to think ill of God Almighty. The greatness of a believer lies in their not losing hope even though apparently they may not have achieved the objective of their prayer. For divine mercy considers that prayer to be contrary to their best interest. You may observe that if a child attempts to grasp a piece of flaming coal, the mother will run towards the child and stop it from doing so. In fact, if a mother slapped her child on account of such foolish behaviour, this would not be surprising either. In the same manner, I feel pleasure and delight when I reflect on this philosophy of prayer and observe that the All-Knowing, All-Aware God knows which prayer is suited to our best interest. The Etiquette of Prayer I am so disappointed time and again when people send letters for prayer and also 1 Hud, 11:108 2 Yasin, 36:83 p. 77