Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 144
144 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad an edict against jihad and published that it is forbidden for anyone to raise the sword in the name of religion, why would this bother you? Our opponents quote the narration: َ ِۃ َ ْی ْ ِز ِ ْج ْ َاَل ََُضَُع ْی ( he will abolish jizyah), whereas I say that the Promised Messiah as will َ ٌب ْ ِر َْحَ َاَل ََُضَُع ْی ( put an end to religious war). Therefore, if you wish to be saved from the grips of these people, it is difficult, rather impossible, until one turns away from their ideologies completely. As the Persian saying goes: ‘take hold of one handle and grasp it firmly. ’ Give Due Honour to the Verdicts of the Arbiter and Judge A person who has faith ought to progress from their level of faith to the level of certainty, and then divine cognisance. A person should not once again fall prey to doubt. Remember, conjecture can be of no benefit. God Almighty states Himself: 1 �ًا ـ ِ َشَْيْـ ٌق َ ْح ْلْ َ ا ُن ِ َم ْغِْنِْيْ َا ُيُـ ْل َ ُن َ ْلُظ َ ا َن ِ ا Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. It is certainty alone which can grant a person success. Nothing is possible with - out certainty. If a person begins to harbour ill-thinking, they would perhaps not be able to live in the world even for a moment. Such a person would not be able to drink water out of fear that someone may have poisoned it, they would not be able to eat anything from the shops in the apprehension that it may contain deadly elements. So, how would such a person go on with their life? This is an obvious example but one can benefit from this example in spiritual matters. Now you ought to think for yourselves and decide in your hearts that when you have taken an oath of allegiance at my hand, and you have accepted me as the Promised Messiah, the Judge and Arbiter, if after this, any decision or action of mine agi - tates or troubles your heart, then fear for your faith. Faith that is tainted with apprehensions and doubts will not bring forth any positive outcome. However, if you have accepted wholeheartedly that the Promised Messiah is truly the Arbiter, then lay down your apprehensions in the face of his verdict and action, and hon - our his decisions, so that you may be deemed ones who honour and respect the holy words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The testimony of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is enough. He gives the reassurance that the Promised Messiah will be your 1 Yunus , 10:37 p. 414 َْنَ َُو ِ َّز ْ ِه ََْسَْت ُي ٖ ٗه ِ َب ُْْو َّن ََك َ ْل ِ ٍ َل ُْوْ َس َ ُر ْ ُن ِ َم ْ ُم ِِْيِْه َّت ْ َ ُي َمَ