Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 256
256 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad form of association with His being that may be encompassed within the sphere of human reason. Everything that is in heaven and earth is subject to change, but God is unchangeable. Now this is a most firmly established fact. The mind is led towards Him. Enlightenment of heart—the divine law of which is placed in the heart—testifies to this very fact. The law of nature also supports this and proves it to be true. In fact, each and every leaf in the world bears witness to this point. Therefore, recognising this is a most magnificent thing indeed. This brief chapter of the Holy Quran revealed by God Almighty is such that if the Torah in all its entirety had been replaced with this one chapter alone, the Jews would not have perished. If this teaching had been given instead of the large compilation known as the Gospel, today, a large part of the world would not have become a nation that worships the dead. However, this is the grace of God that has been given to the Muslims through Islam, and this grace was brought by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. No matter the perspective from which one observes, this is a means of immense glory and pride for the Muslims. The God of the Muslims is not a stone, tree, animal, star or some dead person; in fact, He is an Omnipotent God, Who has created heaven and earth and all that is between them. He is the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. The Messenger of the Muslims is a Messenger—peace and blessings of Allah be upon him—whose mantle of prophethood and messengership extends to the Day of Resurrection. His message is not a lifeless message; rather, its fresh and flourishing fruits and blessings are present in every era, and they serve as an argu - ment, providing proof and establishing its truth. As such, even at this time God has showered upon us these proofs and blessings and bounties, and by sending the Promised Messiah, He has furnished proof of the truthfulness of the prophethood of Muhammad sas. Then, His invitation is so universal that the whole world is addressed: 1 ًا ُع ِْيْ َم َ ْج ْ ُم َُْيُْك ْل ِ ا ِ ُهلل ُ ا َل ُْوْ َس َ ُر ْ ي ِـ َّن ِ ا ُ ٍس َا ْلْن ا َا ِه ُـ ُي َ ا ۤـ ُي ُقُْلْ Say, ‘O mankind! Truly I am a Messenger to you all. ’ Then, Allah the Exalted states: 1 al-A’raf , 7:159 p. 521 َِْيَْن َم َ ُل ٰ ُع ْ ُل ِ ْل ً ِة َْمَ ُح َ ُر َ ْل ِ ََٰك ْن ْ ُل َْسَ ُر َ ۤ َمَ ِ ٗه ِْيْ َف َ ٍب ْ ُي َ ُر َ ْل ٌ ِة َِمَ ْي َ ُق ٌ ٍب ُ َت ُ ْك ََْھ ْي ِ َف َْمَِتِْيْ ُع ِ َّن ْ ُم َُْيُْك ُل َ ِع ُ ِت ْ َم َْمَ َّت َ ََو ْ ُم َُكُ ْن ْ ُي ِ َد ْ ُم َُكُ ْل ُ ِت ْ ُل َْمَ ُك َ َ ِم َْوْ ْي َْلْ ً اَل َ ُس ْ ِر ُ ِم ََْت ُّس َلَ ْا ً ْن ِْمِ َؤ ُ ِم ََْت ُّس َلَ