Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 163
163 Messiah as , if they had both been here today, and sat in my place, they would have been viewed in the same manner that I am looked upon today. The underlying secret is that every Prophet is given grief. It is an inevitable fact that all those who come from God as His appointees and Messengers are rejected as soon as they make their claim, irrespective of how honourable, trustworthy, and truthful they are among their nation. The people denigrate them and conspire to bring about their end. However, just as it is inevitable that these men of God will be rejected and given grief, it is also true and certain that a time comes when their communities become firmly established. They establish truth in the world and propagate virtue to such an extent that after them, a time comes when the world rushes towards them desperately and embraces the teachings which they brought to the world. And this is despite the fact that in their era, no stone was left unturned in caus- ing them grief—for this is always the case. Of course, the question is, were those who rejected these holy men wise? Nay, not at all. It is only due to the nature of the people in that specific era that such people are deemed wise. For who could be more foolish and superficial than those who deny the truth and pose as the wise. It is due to crookedness of nature that people make efforts to denigrate the Prophets in some way or other. Then, such people begin to proclaim, based on their own fancy, that they have won and that they have prevailed in their contest against the pious ones of God, even though it is they who have been disgraced, frustrated and defeated. Ultimately, the final outcome becomes manifest and a shining verdict comes to light, which establishes on whose side lies the truth. The success of the pious is a seal on the ignorance and foolishness of their opponents; for this establishes that the allegations raised by the opponents were due to their own lack of understanding. I have written repeatedly that the world seldom recognises those who are com- missioned by God. Aside from those, of course, who possess the eyes with which to see, others cannot recognise such men of God, because like them, they live in their midst as ordinary people, eating and drinking with human needs. I Have Not Come with a New Law Now responding to your question as to whether I will leave behind scriptures, I have already stated that there are two classes from among those who are divine- ly commissioned. Firstly, there are those who bring a new law such as Moses, p. 147