Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 172
172 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad when Christians speak to someone about Islam, they begin to raise allegations about the wars that took place in Islam, even though there are examples in their own religion of the wars fought by Joshua as and Moses as. When these wars are compared to the wars of Islam, they prove to be far more objectionable than the wars of Islam. For I can prove that the wars of Islam were completely defensive, and they are not characterised at all by the same severity and cruelty that can be seen in the wars of Moses as and Joshua as. If they respond by saying that the wars of Moses as and Joshua as were a chastisement from God, I would respond by saying, then why should the wars of Islam not be considered a form of divine chastise - ment? Why should the Mosaic wars be seen in a preferential light? In fact, in the Islamic wars, large and significant concessions were given as compared to the Mosaic battles. The actual fact is that those who raise these objections are una - ware of the divine commandments. Therefore as compared to the opponents of Moses, peace be upon him, Allah the Exalted demonstrated an extreme level of mercy, for He is Forgiving and Merciful. Then, in contrast to the Mosaic wars, the wars of Islam are greatly distinct in the fact that the servants of the Holy Prophet sas , and even the Messenger of Allah himself, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were constantly subjected to the most horrific pains and torments at the hands of the Meccans for thirteen years. These cruel people subjected them to all sorts of grief. As such, many of them were killed and others died after being subjected to brutal forms of torture. Therefore, it is not hidden to anyone who has read the history that helpless women were killed after being tortured in the most shameful of ways. This is to such an extent that one lady was tied to two camels and then those camels were forced to run in opposing directions and this poor woman was torn in two. It was these sorts of pain and torment that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his holy community bore with patience and resolve continuously for thirteen years. Even after all this, the people of Mecca did not stop inflicting cruelty and ultimately a plan was hatched to assassinate the Holy Prophet himself, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. When the Holy Prophet sas received divine intimation from God Almighty about this conspiracy of the people, and migrated from Mecca to Medina, the Meccans pursued him. Finally, when these people set forth to attack Medina, Allah the Exalted commanded the Muslims to thwart this attack, because now the hour had come for the people of Mecca to taste the divine punishment that was due to them for their mischief and evil. Therefore, the earlier promise of God p. 438 ٍ ٌقّ َ ُح َِْيِْر ْغ ِ َب ْ ُم ِ ْه ِ ُر َ ُي ِ َد ْ ُن ِ َم ُْْو ْج ِ َر ْ َخ ُ َ ُن ْ ُي ِ ِّذ َ ْل ُ َر ْ ُي ِ ْد َ ْق َ ْل ْ ُم ِ ْه ِ َر ْ َص َ ْن َٰٰل ِع َ ُهلل َ َن ِ َُْوْ َو َم ِ ُل ُ ْظ ْ ُم ُ ِه َََّن ِ َب ََٰتَُلُْوَْن ْق ُُي َ ُن ْ ُي ِ ِّذ َ ُل ِ ْل ََِن ْذ ُ