Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 58
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 58 the Almighty, indeed, is that it is incumbent to show benevo- lence to one who shows benevolence, regardless of who he is. Such is the power of i h s a n that if you feed a dog a morsel, it will come to you again and again even if you drive it away by strik- ing it, it will wave its tail on seeing you as a gesture of gratitude for the i h s a n. Thus, that man is worse than a dog who, despite being human, does not acknowledge the i h s a n of others. I advise my Jam a ‘at to despise and avoid these ignorant, narrow-minded, and ill-natured mullahs who love rebellion and feign becoming gh a z i s 1 by shedding blood unjustly. 2 It is incumbent on every member of my Jam a ‘at to hold this Government dear and be grateful for its favours by being fully obedient and loyal to it. Understand with certainty that the one who is not grateful to creation, cannot be grateful to Almighty Allah as well. The Wisdom of Almighty Allah in Selecting Punjab In short, this is one great favour from among the favours of Allah the Exalted that He established this [Ahmadiyya] Jam a ‘at under the rule of the British Government, a govern- ment that loves liberty and peace. Among the favours of Allah the Almighty, a second favour is that He selected the Punjab to establish this Jam a ‘at and chose the people of this land for it. There was [the rest of ] India as well, so what was the rea- son and what was the wisdom behind giving preference to the Punjab? The wisdom in this as evidenced by experience, is that the [people of the] land of the Punjab are tender-hearted and 1. One who participates steadfastly in a religious cause. [Publisher] 2. From Badr : ‘Look down upon their activities with contempt. ’ ( Badr, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 9, dated 17 January 1907)