Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 240
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 240 Islam. I saw yesterday that some had bequeathed one-sixth. It is their s idq [veracity] that makes them do this, and until veracity becomes manifest, no one can be called a believer. Never forget that you cannot live without the grace and beneficence of God Almighty, let alone that death should already be upon you. The plague season is coming again. The fear of earthquakes is ever-present. Therefore, he who considers himself in peace is very foolish indeed. Only such a one can be secure who is truly obedient to Allah the Exalted and desirous of His pleasure. In such a situation, what is the use of attaching one’s heart to a baseless life? Purpose of Establishing the [Ahmadiyya] Movement and the System of Wa s iyyat On the other hand, Islam is suffering a predicament of severe and perilous weakness. It is not just facing the calamity and trouble of outsiders attacking. Although it is quite true that the adversaries are collectively shooting arrows from the same bow and are obsessed with striving and planning to destroy it to their utmost ability; yet—apart from this trouble—a most burdensome calamity is that internal errors have placed a very dark veil upon the bright face of Islam. And the biggest dis- aster is that there is no spirituality left in it. What I mean by this is that there is no spirituality among those who are called Muslims and who claim to be the followers of Islam. A second misfortune is that they have made a denial and say that now there can be no one who can have dialogue and discourse with God Almighty, thereby enabling one to develop a fresh living belief in God Almighty. In such a plight and pre- dicament, God has decided to remove that dark veil from the face of Islam, illumine the hearts with its light, and safeguard it