تاریخ احمدیت (جلد 13) — Page 440
--- (3) and set a grand example of true obedience to God and His religion for your contemporaries and for the coming generations, so much so that you become in the eyes of God; the deliverers of your country and your people; and become like the first disciples of the prophets of old۔۔Those disciples had no special claims on God; their only claim was that they were the first to believe, first to make sacrifices and first to live a life which was not in conformity with the lives of their country- men۔They bore and bore well all rebuke; they took with a light heart all ridicule and stuck to the way which God chose for them and thus they became the chosen people of God۔Old orders and governments die out giving place to new ones but thesc disciples' good name has been kept alive all along۔Mighty nations have perished; strong governments have succumbed but these people never died and are still living in the memories of millions of people who love them more than their own kith and kin۔Dear Friends and my spiritual children! Fortunately you have got the same opportunity, being the first bearers of truth in the United States of America, being disciples of the disciples of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him)-beloved of God, His only begotton son, in the same sense as the Christ was۔God has no son but those who gain His presence and win His pleasure through steadfast love and never wavering faith, become like sons to Him۔Nay even more than that۔A father may forsake his son in certain circumstances but God never forsakes His beloved ones۔You have a further blessing that you found the time of the Promised Son and so you are not mere disciples of the disciples of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) but are also like the first disciples themselves۔So rise to the grand occasion and act according to your exalted position۔Do not forget that everybody is directly responsible to his God۔Therefore, do not copy anybody's weaknesses but follow the word of God and His Prophet and try to live a life even more pious and cleaner than the lives of those who have come to teach you۔I also hope that my representatives there, will set a good example for you and will not act in a way detrimental to the cause of Islam and misleading the seekers after truth۔Woe to him who gets the opportunity of bringing people to the fold of God but delivers them to His eternal enemy-Stan۔May God help you, your preachers and your country, so that all of you gain the blessings of