The Ocean of Light — Page 81
81 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS I consider the rights of the three peoples [Muslims, Christians and Aryas] to be equal, and I lower the wing of kindness and tenderness. I, out of courtesy, will not criticise these noble people, implicitly or explicitly, for indirect speech accords ample scope to avoid lying. I will not backbite against those people who are outwardly pious. We do not speak ill of the foolish, but of those sick ones who have given themselves to every kind of evil and announce it openly before men and women. They are always out to dishonour people and use their faith as a shield when expressing such evil. You will find no shortage of such people from among every group. If you are not aware of this, then ask different people and enquire about its veracity from anyone. Such people are from among the masses and have no value in the eyes of decent people. They hurl abuse at their superiors and raise a hue and cry at the slightest suspicion. You will find them bawling on account of their wretchedness and poverty, for