Ahmadis and the Aryas of Qadian — Page 49
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as 49 that in such circumstances upon what hope can they make an effort, if they think? If they partake from some part of the philosophy of spirituality, they may quickly realise that owing to this belief, they close the door of mercy of the Beneficient and Merciful God upon themselves. They consider repentance to be merely a few words, yet in reality true repentance is a death that befalls a man’s impure de - sires. It is a true sacrifice which a man offers with his full sincerity to the Holy Oneness—all sacrifice which exists as a ritual is a reflection of this. Those who offer this true sacrifice, which in other words is repentance, cause a death to befall their baser existence. Then God Almighty, Who is the Beneficent and Merciful, in lieu of their death grants them a life of salvation in the hereafter, for His beneficence and mercy is free of miserliness that causes a human to suf - fer two deaths. Therefore, a man buys an eternal life with the death of repentance. We are in no need for another to be hung from the gallows in order to attain this life—the cross of our own sacrifice suffices us. It ought to be remembered that the word taubah [repentance] is comprised of incredibly subtle and spiritual meanings which non-Arab nations are not aware of. Meaning repentance is the name given to such an inclina - tion [towards God] in which one, accepting death, walks