Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 44
HAZRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD (AS) weakness until no trace of spirituality could be found in them. The entire foundation of their faith rests on a pigeon. In contrast, the Holy Spirit of the Quran appeared in such a magnificent form that it filled the entire earth and heaven with its being. How can the pigeon compare with this grand manifestation mentioned in the Holy Quran? The Quran can purify a person within a week as long as it is followed in letter and spirit. The Quran can make you like the Prophets, so long as you do not flee from it yourself. Which other scripture, besides the Quran, gives hope to its readers from the very outset and teaches the prayer: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ That is, Guide us on the path of those blessings, which the people of the past were guided on: the Prophets, the Messengers, the Truthful [Siddeeqeen], the Martyrs [Shuhadaa] and the Righteous [Saaliheen]. So take courage and do not reject the invitation of the Quran, for it desires to bestow upon you such blessings as were given to those before. Has He not bestowed upon you the land of the Children of Israel and their Bayt-e- Maqdas, which to this day remains in your possession? As for those who waver in their belief and are weak-spirited! Do you believe that God has made you the physical heirs to the lands of the Israelites, yet He was unable to make you their spiritual 5 Surah Al-Faatihah, 1:6-7 [Publisher] 44