Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 176
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 176 [Number One], under the heading ‘The Second Type’, I have clearly referred to the same. In fact, in the above-mentioned footnote, I have also briefly cited from the same divine promises and glad tidings that are beyond human power, to demonstrate how God Almighty mani- fests His divine powers, graces and blessings to Muslims; so if any of the Christian priests or any Pundit or Brahm u denies it, on account of his inner darkness, or if any A ryah, or a follower of another faith, is truly and sincerely a seeker after God Almighty, it is incumbent upon him that, like a true seeker, he should discard all pride, arrogance, hypocrisy, worldliness, obstinacy and contention and, seeking only the truth and wishing only for it, should come straight to me like a poor, humble and submissive person and should then be patient, steadfast, obedient and sincere like the righteous, so that by God’s will he might arrive at his objective. If even now anyone turns away he becomes witness to his own lack of faith. When some people, who lack insight, see that the Prophets of God and [His] Messengers also faced hardships, they end up rais- ing the objection that if the Prophets were supported by the divine authority, which is understood to be the hallmark of revealed proph- ecies, then why did they undergo hardships and why did they suffer calamities more than others. However, this is a baseless objection that results entirely from their lack of reflection. The prophecies given in revelations signifying the power of God are a matter quite different from the suffering that the Prophets undergo and that in itself com- prises diverse types of wisdom. When the truth dawns upon you, you would know that those calamities are not real calamities, but are mag- nificent bounties that are bestowed on only those whom God grants His grace and munificence. These bounties are such that they bene- fit the Prophets and the whole world. The fact of the matter is that the Prophets and auliy a ’ [friends of Allah] are raised so that people should follow them in all their good qualities and that all seekers after truth should tread the same path of steadfastness along which God has made them steadfast.