Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship

by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

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Justice (‘ Adl ), Benevolence ( Ihsan ) & Kinship ( Ita’i Dhil-Qurba ) in Worship 201 night, man is recipient of God’s blessings. Some people spend their life in oblivion and they remain unaware that Allah is constantly showering them with His blessings. Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as goes on to say: 'Because God does not burden any person beyond his intellectual capacity, such people remain in that state of oblivion. At this stage, He only expects them to be grateful to Him in accordance with their limited understanding. As long as this state of their mind does not change, whatever gratitude they could express is accepted by God as the best they could offer. ' He also declares that in the verse: Allah enjoins adherence to absolute justice. This is exactly the justice which in turn is meted out to them. They are not treated beyond their capacity. People who do not find pleasure in performing their prayers and do not find themselves submitting humbly to Allah, can take some comfort from this verse as it conveys the message that God will deal with each person in accordance with his potential. From this angle, God’s justice actually becomes His benevolence. He is well aware of the shortcomings of His servants. He accepts even their imperfect worship and overlooks its flaws. But this should not be misconstrued to mean that one should be satisfied