Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 232
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 232 Until there is the will of God Almighty such a state cannot develop. The Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued to display patience for thirteen years. When the state of anguish developed, the punishment descended on the opponents in the form of war. Take a note regarding me, too, when this Shubh Chintak started its issues, it was not even mentioned. But when the Divine plan was made for its destruction, my attention was drawn towards it involun- tarily. Then you see that the magazine had not even been pub- lished properly that the statements of God were fulfilled. The saying that some Auliy a ’ull a h [Friends of Allah; i. e. Saints] are given the attribute of creation or originating means that those events result from their supplication and the Divine attribute is manifested from behind a veil. Islam did Not Spread through the Force of the Sword These Christians and Aryas say that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, made Muslims by means of the sword. I say let them also wield the sword for a year or two and observe whether anyone enters their religion or not. Faith, which is a matter of the heart—I cannot understand how someone can come to accept the truth through the sword. Wisdom of God Almighty There is also the wisdom of God behind the fact that such and such Muslim scholar has not joined our [Ahmadiyya] Movement. If they had joined, only God knows what kind of mischiefs they would have wreaked.