Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 98
98 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad In the beginning, when a person sits in the company of such people, their words seem rather peculiar and strange, and very little penetrates the heart, even though the heart is naturally inclined to them. The reason for this is because a war ensues between the person’s inner filth and impurities and the divine insights presented before them. The words of a Truthful one seek to remove and burn to ashes the dust and impurity that covers a person’s heart, so that it develops the power of certainty. For example, when someone is given a laxative, upon entering the stomach, it causes a grumble and expels all the harmful and impure elements with force. In the same manner, a Truthful one desires to dispel false conjectures and wishes to grant a deeper understanding of true knowledge and sound doc - trine. These words seem unpleasant and impractical at first to the heart which has languished a long time in some other world, but ultimately the truth prevails. The forces which lead a person to falsehood die while the forces of truth begin to grow and develop. Hence, I have brought this light and I desire to foster the power of certainty. This strength cannot be developed with mere words and state - ments. In fact, this is cultivated by those signs which are manifested at the hands of the Truthful by the dominating power of Allah Almighty. It is not my way to move on to another discussion until I have made one topic clear in the mind of my listener, and until that person determines for sure that they have understood me, or until they raise an objection. ” 1 What is True Cognisance of the Divine? The Promised Messiah as said: “Asking questions also gives rise to knowledge. It is renowned that: ِ ُم ْ ٰل ِ َع ْ َاَل ُ َف ْ ٰص ِ ْن ُلُ َا َُؤَ ُّس� َل َاَ A good question is half of knowledge. So I consider it a blessing even if someone’s heart is moved to ask a question regarding a matter relating to the truth. Indeed, bear in mind that true cognisance of the Divine can be attained by a seeker who persistently treads this path. This is not exclusive to anyone. It is true, however, that those who are negligent and do not seek this with pure inten - tions are left wholly deprived. God Almighty in any case, desires to colour a per - son with the hue of divine understanding. For God has created man in His own 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 6, no. 1, dated 10 January 1902, pp. 3-6 p. 371 َ ْن َ ُل ُ ْب ُ َس ْ ُم ُ ِه َ ْن َ ُي ِ ْد ْ ِه َ ْن َ ْل َ ْن ِْيْ َف ْ َو ُ ْد َ ْه َ ْج َ ُن ْ ُي ِ ِّذ َ ْل َوَ