Our God — Page 123
Logical Arguments for the Existence of God 123 spiritual realm will rule the hearts of the whole world with his God-given splendour, and the heads of the Arabs and the non-Ar- abs will bow down in servitude of love before this man, who was a veritable zill-ull a h [reflection of Allah]. علیہ واٰلہ وسلِّم ویاایُّھا ِّ اللّٰھم صل الذین آمنوا صلُّوا علیہ وسلِّموا تسلیما. [O Allah, bless Muhammad and his people and bestow peace on him. O ye who believe! Invoke bless- ings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace]. After the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him (may my life be sacrificed for him), his servant, perfect zill [shadow], and beautiful bur u z [reflection], the person of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, peace be upon him, with sub- lime qualities, is also a holy link in this chain [of Prophets]. A child is born in a backward village in India which had poor facil- ities of communication—train or postal services. He grew under the loving care of his parents but, being inclined to solitude, dis- tanced himself even from the limited social circle of the village. The father, out of his paternal kindness, tries to arrange a good job for him and sends a message to him: a certain high official is a good friend of mine and he is in charge these days; I could speak to him and arrange a reasonable job for you. He gets the reply: Do not worry about me; I have found employment at the place I am meant to be. That is to say: I am in service to God; I do not need any worldly employment. With this begins the tale of the sacred mission that has created upheaval in the religious world today. Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as claimed to be a Mujaddid [Reformer] in 1884. There was nothing in the claim that would startle the Muslims as there had been many mujaddids in the Islamic world. Therefore, the claim was met with silent accept- ance, or at least was not rejected. He continued to serve Islam in