Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 18
18 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Hallmarks of Those Who Enjoy Divine Nearness A couplet of the Promised Messiah as : ٓان دخاےئ ہک از و الہ اہجں ےب ربخ ادن ر �ی� د ن رب نم او ولجہ ومند تس رگ ایلہ �ب�پ� The God of whom the people of the world are uninformed Has manifested Himself to me, so if you are worthy, then accept. The Promised Messiah as said: “Every nation claims that there are many from among their people who love God Almighty, but what needs to be established is whether God Almighty loves them or not. God’s expression of love is that He first removes the veil which covers a person’s heart—the veil that prevents man from believing with certainty in the existence of God Almighty. On account of this, a person does believe in God, but only with a blurred and obscure understanding. In fact, often in times of trial, such a one denies God’s existence altogether. This veil cannot be lifted in any other way except through converse with the Divine. Hence, man plunges into the fountain of true divine insight on the day that God Almighty addresses him with the glad tiding: اَنَا الْمَوْجُوْد I am present. It is then that a person’s understanding of the Divine no longer remains confined to mere conjecture or argumentation. In fact, such a one grows so near to God Almighty that he, as if, sees Him. It is absolutely true that perfect faith in God is granted to a person on the day that Allah, the Lord of Glory Himself, informs them of His own existence. The second sign of God’s love is that He not only informs His beloved serv- ants of His own existence, but also manifests especially to them the signs of His mercy and grace, by accepting their prayers concerning matters which are beyond apparent hope, and informing them of this through His revelation and word. It is then that their hearts are reassured that their God is a Powerful God who listens to their prayers and informs them, delivering them from difficulties. It is at this point that one understands the mystery of salvation as well and one truly learns of God’s existence. In order to awaken and warn, it is occasionally possible that other people may experience true dreams as well; but the experience of converse