Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 251
Sub-Footnote Number Two 251 He is so encircled by divine favours that when he supplicates to God in times of difficulty, God Almighty responds to him through His perfect mercy and compassion. Sometimes it happens that, when he is surrounded by his difficulties and sorrows, even if he supplicates a thousand times, he receives a loving response from his Gracious Lord every time in eloquent, sweet, and blessed words. Divine revelation descends upon him like rain and he finds his heart so filled with the love of God as a transparent glass phial is filled with a delicate perfume. He is bestowed such pure delight of affection and zeal which, by breaking the strong chains of his ego, pulls him out of this hazy con- dition and bestows new life upon him every moment with the cool and comforting breezes of the True Beloved. Even before his death, he himself witnesses the divine favours with his own eyes which other people hope for in the life after death. All of these bounties do not depend upon any monastic exercises or discipline, but are bestowed in consequence of following the Holy Quran completely, and every true seeker can achieve them. However, for their achievement, perfect love of Kh a tamur-Rusul [the Seal of the Messengers] and Fakhrur-Rusul [the Pride of the Messengers] is a condition. In consequence of the love of Allah’s Prophet, a person partakes, according to his capacity, of the light that has been bestowed in its perfection on the Holy Prophet. Thus, there is no better way for a seeker after truth than to embrace this Faith through someone pos- sessing insight and understanding and, by following the Divine Word and developing love of the Beloved Prophet, to witness the truth of our statements with his own eyes. If he turns to me with a sincere heart for the achievement of this purpose, I would be ready, trusting in the grace and bounty of God, to show him the way of obedience, but both the grace of God and personal capacity would be needed. It should be borne in mind that true salvation is like good health. As good health is a condition in which all of the signs of health should be apparent, and there should be no disorder affecting health, in the same way, true salvation is that which shows signs of the attainment of