Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page xi
vi tide of opposition and hate. Huzoor sets out the view that all divine movements endure hardships, but if they remain steadfast and continue to make sacrifices, God grants them victory over their oppressors. The book opens with his first address as khalifa–a stirring homily on the importance of loyalty to khilafat and all the obligations this confers. This is followed by a short announcement that was published in the Daily Alfazl in which Huzoor elaborates on the same theme. Here the tenet that only God has the power to appoint a khalifa is given critical emphasis. There is also a word of warning to those who create discord within the community that they invite on themselves the punishment of God. The rest of the book is comprised of various speeches in which Huzoor details the origins of the movement, the persecution they face and the glorious future which awaits those who stay true to the teachings of the Promised Messiah as. At one point he says: The world in all its enmity seeks after various ways to destroy the jama‘at. [Our opponents] plot and intrigue at every turn to weaken us. Yet our God is All-Powerful ( قَادِر ) and Almighty ( َ تََان ); day-by-day He causes us to flourish and prosper and the designs, calumnies and accusations of our enemies are reduced to little more than