Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 190
190 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Conveying Greetings of Peace from the Holy Prophet sa to the Promised Messiah The Promised Messiah as said: “There is a magnificent prophecy in the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, conveying greetings of peace to the Promised Messiah, in that despite the fierce opposition of the people, and their countless evil schemes and devices to inflict grief, the Promised Messiah would remain in peace and ultimately triumph. I can never accept or believe that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, simply con- veyed an ordinary greeting of peace. Each and every word of the Holy Prophet sa is replete with divine insights and secrets. ” 1 The True Nature of Righteousness The Promised Messiah as said: “One who is righteous witnesses a manifestation of God. Such a one rests in the shade of God. However, one ought to ensure that their righteousness is pure and free from any part of Satan; for associating partners with God displeases Him. If one’s righteousness is adulterated even in part by Satan, in the estimation of God Almighty, Satan has corrupted it entirely. The grief that the beloved of God sustain is due to divine wisdom. Otherwise, even if the entire world came together, it could not inflict even the slightest pain upon them. The fact is that since these holy men come to establish an example for the world, it is necessary for them to show the people an example of bearing hardship in the way of God as well. For Allah the Exalted states: ‘I feel no greater hesitation than taking the soul of a friend who belongs to me. ’ God does not want a friend of His to feel any pain whatsoever. However, they are given grief due to various needs and wisdoms, and this increases them in virtue, as it brings forth their good morals. The grief that the Prophets and friends of Allah experience is not like the curse and disgrace that currently plague the Jews, which manifest the punishment and displeasure of Allah Almighty. On the contrary, the Prophets demonstrate a model of courage. God Almighty had no enmity with Islam, but in the Battle of Hunayn, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was left standing alone. The secret in this was to bring to light the valour of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when all alone, he stood firm as one man against an army of 10,000 proclaiming: ‘I 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 21, dated 10 June 1901. p. 9 p. 172