Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 122
122 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad good deeds of the people and in turn saves them from afflictions, misfortunes and from their works going in vain. Divine Graciousness (rahmaniyyat) is completely general in nature, but God’s attribute of Mercy (rahimiyyat) relates to human beings in particular. The other creatures of God do not possess the capacity and strength to pray and weep, and to do good deeds; only humans have been given this ability. The Attribute of Divine Graciousness So as mentioned, this is the difference between divine Graciousness and divine Mercy. God’s Graciousness does not require prayer, whereas His Mercy demands supplication, and this is a robe of distinction bestowed upon man. If a human being, despite being human, does not benefit from this attribute, they are no different than animals, in fact they are equal to inanimate objects. This divine attribute also is sufficient to refute all of the false religions of the world. For cer - tain religions are inclined towards freedom from the divine law; they do not acknowledge the phenomenon of progress and advancement in the world. When the Arya Samaj reject the grace of this attribute in the world, how can they pos - sibly believe in God’s attributes of perfection? The late Syed Ahmad Khan also rejected the concept of prayer and as a result he was left deprived of the divine grace that man receives through prayer. The Attribute of God as the Master of the Day of Judgement Then, the fourth attribute of Allah Almighty that is mentioned is Maliki Yawm- id-Din (Master of the Day of Judgement). This attribute proves those people to be false who reject the Day of Resurrection. Details of this are mentioned at many places in the Quran. The difference between this attribute of Allah Almighty and His Mercy is that divine Mercy opens a way to success through prayer and worship, and establishes a legitimate right. It is by virtue of God being the Master of the Day of Judgement that this right and its fruits are actually given to a person. The phrase 1 ُ ْد ُ ْب ْ ُع َ َّن َكَ َا ُي ِ ا (thee alone do we worship) rejects all false gods and falsifies all those who associate partners with God, because firstly, the perfect attributes of Allah the Exalted are mentioned, whereafter He is addressed with the words 1 al-Fatihah , 1:5 p. 394