Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 71
71 heart and the tongue and the limbs joining in proclaim- ing it. A person whose heart does not accept the truth but whose tongue and limbs proclaim his faith in it is a hypocrite. So also is the person whose heart accepts the truth but whose tongue and whose limbs contradict his heart. True belief is that which is accepted by the heart and is proclaimed by the tongue and the limbs. We observe that a lover’s face betrays a peculiar emotion when his beloved’s name is mentioned in his presence, or when the beloved appears before him, so that even a stranger is able to perceive his love. Again, although nobody can doubt the love of parents for their children, the former very often demonstrate their affec- tion by kissing or fondling their little ones. Similarly when two friends meet, they express their pleasure by clasping each other’s hands. The people of Europe when they appear before their sovereigns do so with bare heads and kneel before the latter. Why is all this done? Why not the love and sincerity of the heart suffice on such occasions? It would not be correct to say that physical demonstration is needed to indicate the feelings of the heart to the other party who, being human, is incapable of gauging its true state of feelings without some sort of demonstration. We do not fondle a child or greet a friend with the object of demonstrating our affection for them. Do not parents fondle a newly born or a sleeping child? Such demonstration of affection is an involuntary, spontaneous act, not dictated by any ulterior motives. It is impossible, therefore, that a man who loves God and entertains a true longing for Him, should not