Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 140
140 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad rarely able to find a moment of relief. However, during these days, God Almighty blessed me with His special grace, in that I remained in good health and I was able to continue working. I am saddened and astonished that these people cry over my combining the Prayers, whereas many conjunctions were destined for the Messiah. The solar and lunar eclipses were brought together, and this too was a sign in my support. Then, Allah the Exalted states: 1 ْ ِت َ ْج ِ َو ُ َز ُ ٍس ُْوْ ِف ُ ْلْن ا َا ْذ ِ ا َوَ And when people are brought together. This too is reserved for me. Furthermore, there is the following: 2 ْ ُم ِِهِ َب ُْوْا ْق َـ ْح ْ ُل َ ُي َا َم َ ْل ْ ُم ُ ِه ِْنْ َم َ ُن ْ ُي ِ َر َوَٰاَخَ And among others from among them who have not yet joined them. This is also a coming together, because the former and the latter have been joined. Indeed, this is a magnificent conjunction, which is an argument and testimony in favour of the life of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, which is replete with blessings and grace. Another form of gathering is that God Almighty has brought together all the various means to propagate the Faith. For example, through the facilities of the printing press, ample supply of paper, post offices, telegram, the railway, and steam powered vessels, the world has become a global village. Then, unique and novel inventions are strengthening this link because means for preaching are being brought together. Now, we can even benefit from the phonograph to propagate the message, and this device can be put to use in the most wondrous ways. Furthermore, there is the establishment of newspapers and periodicals. In short, so many provisions for the propagation of the Faith have gathered in this age that no parallel can be found in any previous era. As a matter of fact, one objective for which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was raised is to perfect the religion, to which an indication is made in the following words: 3 َْمَِتِْيْ ُع ِ َّن ْ ُم َُْيُْك ُل َ ِع ُ ِت ْ َم َْمَ َّت َ ا ََو ْ ُم َُكُ ْن ْـ ُي ِ َد ْ ُم َُكُ ْل ُ ِت ْ ُل َْمَ ُك َ ا َ ِم َْوْ ْي َْلْ ا This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you. 1 at-Takwir , 81:5-11 2 al-Jumu’ah , 62:4 3 al-Ma’idah , 5:4 p. 410 ْ ُم ِِهِ َب ُْْو ْق َ ْح ْ ُل َ ُي َ َم َ ْل ْ ُم ُ ِه ِْنْ َم َ ُن ْ ُي ِ َر َوَٰاَخَ ٖ ٗه ِ ُل ُ ْك ِ ُن ْ ُي ِ ْلْد َ ٰل َ ِع ِْٗهَِرَٗه ُظ ُ ْي ِ ْل