Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 46
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 46 these circumstances, it is only natural and right for governments and other religious institutions to oppose us, because they see that God has decreed their end at our hands and we, a community whom the world denigrates and disdains, have come forward with this edict. Therefore, it can hardly come as a surprise when our enemies malign us, are aggravated by our beliefs and determine themselves to bring us harm. But we must remain focused on one thing and that is the objectives God has placed in front of us and pursue them with rigour. Every moment of our lives, all our strength and means ought to be spent in this struggle so that the Kingdom of God may be established on earth just as it is in heaven. The first Messiah as came with the same intent, but alas, his followers founded a sovereignty of their own greed and avarice rather than establishing the Kingdom of God. This matter repeats itself in the current age. The onus is now on us to discharge this responsibility with more honesty than the followers of the previous Messiah as. Then will we be able to say to God Almighty: Our Lord! Only through Your grace were we able to bear the burden You placed on our frail shoulders and achieve our goals. The world opposed us, and caused us to suffer at its hands.