The Ocean of Light — Page 123
123 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS her with kind words, but his own neighbour cannot even dare to alight in his courtyard to be entertained by his hospitality even if hunger is cutting him up like knives. He goes to great lengths to prepare meals, when dining with the elite of society, making sure all types of food are available and he does not consider this any kind of burden. Rather he will prepare a wide variety of dishes for them, even if the person being served ends up having indigestion. He will bear pains while showing off but will not give away the food from the past night to any beggar, nor cast a hospitable glance towards the hungry. Rather, if the beggar stays even for a moment, he will beat him and verbally abuse him. He does not realise that the beggar has come to him in the dead of the night and has gone through considerable hardship just to get to him, as the beggar considers him to be a hospitable host who will offer him some food out of the fear of a Merciful God. He turns the beggar away from his home, and does not have mercy