So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 38
THE STAGE OF MARTYRDOM God the Almighty says in the Holy Quran: Wa la-nablo-wanna-kum bi-shai-im-minal Khaufi Wal- jooi We will continue trying you; sometimes We will frighten you: sometimes We will cause you hunger; sometimes We will cause you the loss of wealth and fruits. Here, the "fruits" include the children also; moreover it is possible that a crop may have been prepared with great hardship and when it is ripe it may burn to ashes in no time. Or some othei: things for which one has toiled a lot may produce no results. In short there are various types of trials and troubles with which a man may be afflicted and all this is a test from God. The people who, in these circumstances, resign themselves to the Will of God and bow down before His destiny, they only say: Inna lillahi wa inna tlaihi rajioon Verily we are for God and to Him we have to return and they say it with no grudge in their hearts. They do not complain as to why these things have happened to them. It is about this type of people that God says: Olatka alaihim salawatun These are the very people who are specially blessed by God. He shows them the way in their difficulties. You should remember that God is very Merciful and Benevolent and who- ever resigns to His Will is never left without His succour. 38