Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 180
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 180 enemy was pardoned. And having achieved victory, he announced to them: َ َوْم ي ْ ُم ْ ال ك ْ ي َ َ تَثْرِیْب َ عَل ال [‘No blame shall lie on you this day’]. On account of this forgiveness of offences—which had appeared impossible in the estimation of his opponents who, considering their own misdeeds, deemed themselves condemned to death in the hands of their avengers—thousands of people accepted Islam instantly. Thus, the sincere steadfastness of the Holy Prophet, peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, which he had demonstrated for a long period under their severe persecution became illumined in their eyes like the sun. As it is part of man’s nature that the grandeur and greatness of patience is illustrated perfectly only for the person who, after the time of persecution has been dispelled, forgives his persecutors after obtaining power to punish them; that is why the moral qualities of the Mas ih in the matter of patience and meekness and endurance were not fully demonstrated, and it did not become clear whether his patience and meekness was by his choice or was under compulsion. Because, the Mas ih did not acquire power and authority so that it could be judged whether he would have forgiven his enemies or taken revenge upon them. In contrast, the good qualities of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, were demonstrated and put to test on hundreds of occasions and their truth shone forth like the sun. The good qualities of kindness, large-heartedness, munificence, selflessness, manliness, bravery, chastity, contentment and withdrawal from the world were demonstrated so clearly and brilliantly in the case of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that, let alone the Mas ih , there never was a Prophet before him who demonstrated them to such perfection. Because God Almighty opened for the Holy Prophet the doors to countless [worldly] treasures, he spent them all in the way of God and did not spend a penny on any kind of self-indul- gence. He created no buildings and built no mansions; rather, he spent the whole of his life in a small mud hut that had nothing to distinguish