Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 146
146 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad can only be saved from such doubts when they set aside the book of their own thinking, as it were, and instead reflect on whether the man they have accepted is true or not. Certain matters are, no doubt, above and beyond understanding, but those who believe in the Messengers will wait for the appropriate time, hold - ing a good opinion, with patience and steadfastness, and then Allah the Exalted ultimately reveals the underlying truth to them. In the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the companions would not question him; in fact, they would wait for someone else to ask a question, so they could benefit from it as well. As far as they themselves were concerned, they would sit before him silently with their heads bowed down and would not dare to ask questions. In my view, the correct and most righteous way is to show respect. As for the individual who does not understand the etiquettes that are due to the Messenger and does not act accordingly, there is a fear that they may perish. The Stations of Certainty Those who desire to reach the station of perfect certainty in just one day have seriously erred. Bear in mind that conjecture is one thing and certainty is quite another. Conjecture is based on ideas, and there is no evidence of its authentic - ity and truth; in fact, it may very well be a lie. However, certainty is filled with the light of truth. It is true that even the truth is of varying levels. First, there is knowledge by certainty of reason, then there is knowledge by certainty of sight, and thirdly there is knowledge by certainty of experience. For example, if some - one were to see rising smoke from afar, they would infer that there must be a fire as well, which is knowledge by certainty of reason. When the individual goes to the fire and actually sees it, this is knowledge by certainty of sight. If a person were to put their hand into the fire and observe that the fire burns, this is termed knowledge by certainty of experience. There are many people who are yet to be freed from the shackles of conjecture. It is the way of Allah that trials always accompany the divinely commissioned. How then could I have appeared without trials? If there were no trials, then the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, could have appeared among the children of Israel. In this way, they would not have had the opportunity to say that it is written about the one who is to come that he would be from among their brethren. Similarly, at the time of the Messiah, Elijah as should have just come down himself, so that the people could be saved from misunderstanding. َ ْن ِطِ َا َ ْو َ ِم ُہللُ ِفِْیْ َا ََُک ِر ُ ٰص َْنْ ْی ُ ْل ٰ ُل َ ْلِض َ ْل ِ ِ ٌق َ ْح ْْل َ ْد ْ ُع ََب َ ْذ َفََمَ