Signs of the Living God — Page 32
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 32 from all over set up camp around it and partake of its water, while he himself aches with thirst but does not try and drink from it. Fortunate souls from various countries are seizing the robe of the chosen one of God Almighty and thereby receiving spiritual blessings. So pity on this nation which despite being close is far away and despite being so near is remote and distant. The water of the Ganges is flowing in your homes. Bathe in its blessed water and cleanse yourself of your impurities, for in the sight of God it is not a person who washes himself in physical water who is clean, but rather one who purifies himself with the water of spirituality. Again, I remind you o’ people of India that to look after one’s own honour is a natural inclination which is rooted in all human beings even if people differ in their level of merit. Numerous people unjustly ascribe all honourable things to their own person. One need only look at the state of the Muslims who have made replicas of gravestones or other such monuments which commemorate famous individuals throughout the world and then falsely claim that the replicas they have erected are in fact the authentic memorial. The same is true of the Hindus. There are numerous places which claim to be the place of birth