Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 54
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 54 treasure of God’s blessings placed before you. I am here to open the Jalsa Salana. Though I was ready on time the stage had not been prepared hence the delay. The relevant organisers ought to be mindful of this in the future. Nevertheless, I inaugurate the jalsa with the prayer that Allah increases the mercy and blessings which He has bestowed on us so that our humble efforts become ever more prolific; may we become more worthy of His bounties; may He bless our endeavours and through them spread Islam and Ahmadiyyat to the corners of the earth and let it attain victory and honour. I pray when we are granted power and dominance we do not become unjust, slothful or given to material luxuries; rather we become ever more submissive and compassionate and spend our lives ever more fervently in the service of God Almighty. Jesus as once said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God. But this is not the case. According to the teachings of Islam one ought to aspire to honour, dignity, power and ascendency and happily receive the material rewards which God Almighty bestows. However, these means must be used in the best interest and welfare of God’s creation. I cannot ask God Almighty to deny us the same rewards He has always conferred on the communities of the prophets; this would be most ungrateful. Always pray that whenever Allah grants us success and favour,