Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 103
103 22 January 1901 Eid-ul-Fitr in Qadian, the Abode of Peace Before the Prayer, His Holiness, our Leader, on whom be peace and blessings, inquired of Maulvi Abdur-Rahim Sahib of Cuttack: “Has the announcement about the Ahmadiyya sect reached your area as well and has it been published widely?” The esteemed Maulvi Sahib responded: “Your Holiness, the announce- ment has indeed reached Cuttack and has also been published extensively. The opponents have raised many allegations and have provoked the ignorant by say- ing that now we will change the Islamic creed to: ِ اہلل ُ اَحْمَد ُ رَسُوْل ُ اہلل َ ّ ٓ اِلٰہ َ اِل َ ل (there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Ahmad is the Messenger of Allah). On this, His Holiness as , Allah’s Messenger, delivered an address, which was presented partly by my brother Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in last week’s diary. I shall now present the sections that were not touched upon by him. The Promised Messiah as said: “Everything becomes a stumbling block for the ignorant. Such people ought to be told that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, only had two names. When the Messiah as prophesied his advent, he spoke of the name Ahmad, because he himself came with a disposition that was characterised by beauty. This is the same name which is translated as ‘Paraclete. ’ The ignorant are devoid of sense, so until one advises them with obvious exam- ples, they do not understand. Such people need to be given lessons like children. Women and children also learn through various sorts of examples. Today, the Holy Quran has been lost to the people. Those who have found this blessing have a responsibility to advise others. Why should those who pos- sess the truth not prevail? An individual who possesses the truth but does not exhort those who are unaware of it, is guilty of cowardice and sin. When that individual counsels another, if nothing else, at least they will refrain from raising objections. The state of these people is such that if the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had another name which was mentioned in the Holy Quran and that name was used now, they would still raise allegations. When have I ever said anything of my own accord? I have only ever presented the Holy Quran before them, and they have always raised objections. The name Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has been used in the Muslim creed, which is: p. 90