Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 32
32 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad pictures. Ultimately, this continued to the extent that they were given even greater spiritual importance until they became known as gods themselves. Now all they do is place that stone in front of themselves and claim that these mantras make them worthy of worship and that these stones become an incarnation of Parmeshwar. They have named the mantra ‘avahan. ’ On one occasion, I saw that I had a piece of paper in my hand. I handed it to someone so they may read it. He said that an avahan is written on the paper. I disliked this and so I said to him: ‘Show it to me. ’ When I took the paper in my hand again and read it, the following was written on it: ََٰدََم َا ُ َت َْقْ ٰل ََخَ ِف ََِف ٰل ْ َخ َ ِت ْ ُس ََاَْنْ َا ُ � ِت ْ َد َاََرَ The fact of the matter is that the vicegerent of God Almighty is draped in the mantle of divinity. This is why Allah the Exalted states in respect of Adam as : 1 ْ ي ِـ ُح ْ َو ُ ُر ْ ُن ِ َم ِ ٗه ِْيْ َف ُ ِت َْخْ ِف َـ َّن I have breathed into him of My Spirit. It is in the manner that I have just described that errors became established. The fundamental teaching was misunderstood and then beliefs were cor - rupted until ultimately, polytheism and idolatry took its place. The purpose behind my photo being taken is, as I have mentioned earlier, so that the people of London may be informed and so that the truth may be propagated in this way. 2 The Concept of the ‘Moving Heart’ The Promised Messiah as continued: “Therefore, the concept of the visualisation of the spiritual mentor (tasawwur-e-shaykh) is a Hindu invention; it has been taken from the Hindus. The concept of the moving heart (ijra-e-qalb) also comes from the Hindus. If this was the primary objective for which God Almighty had created human beings then what need would there be for Him to give such an extensive religious teaching. All that God would have needed to do in such a case was to mention this concept of the moving heart and explain the techniques by which to practice it correctly. A certain individual told me from a reliable source 1 al-Hijr, 15:30 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 39, dated 24 October 1901, pp. 1-2 p. 306 p. 306