Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 2
2 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Secret in the Success of Prophets There was mention of Nabi Bakhsh of Batala who had claimed to be a Reformer and intended to put out a newspaper. On this, His Holiness as said: “Certain peo - ple see the success of Prophets and Messengers of Allah and surmise that perhaps their success is due to their rhetoric, power of speech, eloquence and articulacy; so let us do the same and form our own community. However, these people are mistaken. The success of Prophets is rooted in their relationship with God. From the time of Adam as to the present day, never has anyone been victorious except with righteousness. The key to victory is in the hand of God. Only such a one can be victorious who is most possessed of righteousness. If the plant of righteousness is established, it can move heaven and earth. ” (Diary) The Promised Messiah as said: “Alas for the Muslims. While they have accept - ed that the Muslims of the latter days would be like the evil Jews of the past, they do not accept that the Messiah of the latter days would be from among the Muslims. In other words, they believe that no good remains in the community of Muhammad sas , only evil. ” Someone mentioned that Nabi Bakhsh of Batala states that Maulvi Abdul- Karim Sahib exaggerates in his sermons about Mirza Sahib, and it is due to this that Mirza Sahib has begun to entertain that he occupies a high status. On this, the Promised Messiah as said: “During the time of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya , where was Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib? Therein, Allah states: 1 ُهللُ ُِعُْوِْنِْيْ ُيُْحِْبِْبُْكُُمُ ا ْب َّتَ َ َفَا ُهلل ُْوَْنَ ا ْب ِـ ْح ُ َّت ْ ُم ُُكُْنُْت ْ َن ِ ا ُْقُْل Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you. Then, Allah Almighty states: 2 ِْیْ ِبَِمَْنِْزَِلَِۃِ َتَْوِْحِْیِْدِْیْ َوََتَْفِْرِْیِْدِْیْ � ْن َاَْنَْتَ ِمِ You are to Me like My Unity and My Uniqueness. Allah states: ‘Your opponent shall be cast into hell. ’ There are other examples as well. What could Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib possibly say that is greater than God’s words? The speech of Prophets contain lesser words, but greater meaning. My prayers which have been accepted thus far number no less than 5,000 in any case. ” 1 Aal-e-Imran , 3:32 2 Ayna-e-Kamalat-e-Islam, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 5, p. 551. [Publisher] p. 279