Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 152
152 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad have not yet reached their final extent. For if the holy personage of the Seal of the Prophets has been the target of so many allegations, how could I possibly stop people from raising objections against my own person? Moreover, I also say that not a single allegation has been levelled against me which has not been raised against the great Prophets of past, peace be upon them. If anyone has doubts in this regard, let them come forth with an objection against my person which has not been raised against a Prophet that has appeared before me. I can make a firm challenge that whatever sort of allegation one will raise against me, or whatever has already been hurled at me, similar sorts of allegations have been raised against previous Prophets as well. The truth is that this community has been established on the precepts of prophethood, and so the touchstone to determine the truth- fulness of this community is the same as the criterion that determines the truth- fulness of the Prophets, peace be upon them. A True Believer Allah the Exalted is a witness—and what greater witness can I present—that as I have said, ever since I was sixteen or seventeen, I have been reading Christian lit- erature, but the allegations that they contain have never influenced me or thrown me in doubt for even a moment as little as the blink of an eye. This is purely due to the grace of God. As I continued to read their allegations, the more it was ingrained in my heart just how contemptible these objections really were, and the more my heart was filled with love for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, owing to his greatness, as though it were a bottle of perfume. I have also reflected and found that whenever any pure action of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, or a verse of the Holy Quran, have been made a target for objection by our opponents, it is pre- cisely in that action or in that verse—which the ill-natured and evil have found fault in their own fancy—that I have discovered a treasure of truth and wisdom lying buried. Take heed! A person does not become a true believer until they develop a dis- position that is no longer affected by the statements of the disbelievers. Now, a disposition of this nature cannot be developed until one remains in the company of a man who has come from God to give the people their lost property. As such, until the people accept this spiritual wealth, and until they come to a level where the statements of our opponents have no effect on them, it is unlawful for them p. 136