Tadhkirah — Page 107
1883 107 [Arabic] Will you grieve yourself to death because they believe not. Follow not that of which you have no knowledge. Do not supplicate Me in the matter of the wrongdoers; they will be drowned. O Ibr a h i m [Abraham], stay away from him; he 130 is not a good person. You are only a Warner and are not a keeper over them. These few verses, which have been revealed as revelation, are about some specific people. [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 4, pp. 509–510 sub-footnote 3, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, pp. 607–608 sub-footnote 3] 1883 This is followed by the revelation: [Arabic] Beseech help with steadfastness and Prayer, and take the station of Ibr a h i m 131 [Abraham] as a place for Prayer. In this revelation the place of Ibr a h i m [Abraham] means high moral qualities and a strong relationship with Allah by way of love of Allah, devotion to Him, seeking His 130 Another wording of this revelation (quoted in Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyyah, part 5, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in , volume 21, page 115) is: [Arabic] [ His deeds are evil. ] [Mirza Bashir Ahmad] 131 Here it [the station of Ibr a h i m] means that you should perform your worship and put your doctrines in accord with those of this Ibr a h i m [Abraham] who has been sent and model yourselves upon him in all things. [Appendix Tu h fah-e-Golarhviyyah, pp. 20–21, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 17, pp. 67–68]