The True Nature of the Mahdi — Page 58
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 58 to gain ascendancy over him and the wicked will assail him, mocking and denying him. They will say many things about him, audaciously cursing him. And yet he will walk meekly in the earth, and tread gently like the best of people. He shall not repel evil with evil, but reply with that which is best and most fitting for the servants of God. And when the days of trial—and whatever trans - gressions by the foolish are decreed for him—reach their peak, it will be revealed to him in his heart to turn to Allah completely. He will then ask for His help with humility and fervent prayer; these longings will stir in his inner being, he will then fall down in prostration before Allah, and his prayers will be answered. Victory and triumph will be granted to him in the end. God shall create for him the means from the heavens with kindness and favour. He will perform actions for him that shall confound the people, overturn the events completely, and protect him from fear and terror. Likewise, the practice of God is that in the begin - ning He allows the enemies of His holy men to pre - vail of them, but then God makes the final result in their favor. He has surely decreed that ‘the end is for the God-fearing’. 7 And men such as these are not sent 7 Surah al-A’raf, 7:129. [Publisher]