Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 129
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 129 His pleasure can be attained. I therefore purified my heart of every prejudice and sought with an eye cleansed of every impurity, and implored God Almighty for His help. Then it was disclosed to me, and God Almighty bestowed insight upon me through His holy revelation, that God is that Being who is Perfect in all His attributes, and that since eternity He continues in the one and same mode and one and same man - ner. He neither comes into being spontaneously nor is he subject to birth or death. And none who is created and subject to death, has such a relationship with Him, other than that of servitude, that it may be said that such a one is a partner in His divinity. In fact harbouring such a thought is worse than even the rejection of His Being, worse than all human evil deeds, and an evil thought of a most extreme degree. It is indeed true that amongst His exalted servants those who are named Prophets and Messengers possess the highest ranks. They are without doubt the beloveds of God Almighty, accepted by Him and extremely highly respected. They are completely lost in Him alone and have become His very image; and the majesty of God Almighty is manifested through them. And God resides in them and they reside in God. But despite all this, we cannot really consider any from among them to be God or His son. Indeed, in this dispute, the Muslims are in the right and the Christians in the wrong. It does not appear, however, that in this age this error will continue to exist among the Christians. The British people are such as God wishes to draw day by day towards ascendancy, pros - perity, reasoning, and wisdom. They are also making progress in truth, piety, and justice day by day. And it is as if they are the