Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 57
27 December 1906 57 [everyone] from mutual conflicts. Every member of our Jam a ‘at can ponder whether he can survive anywhere else. If he were not under the shelter of this empire, his enemies would kill him by inflicting various kinds of torments. If some ignorant person thinks that he can survive somewhere else, I would consider him a fool. Day and night, due to my [appointed] office, I am engaged in the work of making people aware of the errors of the Christian faith. I am occupied in this task but, the Government has no concern in spite of being Christian. This is the grace of God Almighty and a Sign from among His Signs that He has mani- fested for me. A fertile land is chosen for the planting of the tree that Allah the Almighty desires to grow and develop and other appropriate means are provided there for its irrigation, growth, and development. And the tree that God desires to destroy, finds a place in a land where it is crushed. Thus, accordingly this seed which is the seed of our [Ahmadiyya] Movement has been sown in such a land that is very beneficial and blessed for its growth and development, for no calamity can harm it here, and it is safe from its enemies, and the great potent means for this is this Government. So given that such is the favour on us, it is our duty to be grateful after having recognized this favour, because God Almighty states in the Holy Quran: 1 ْلَه ُءٓاَزَج ِناَسْحِاْلا اَّلِا ُناَسْحِاْلا ْلَه ُءٓاَزَج ِناَسْحِاْلا اَّلِا ُناَسْحِاْلا This does not at all mean that if a Muslim does i h s a n [benevo- lence] one should do i h s a n in return by way of recompense, and if a follower of another religion does so, one should malign him. This would be the act of a wicked person. The intent of Allah 1. The reward of goodness is nothing but goodness ( S u rah ar-Ra h m a n, 55:61). [Publisher]