Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 252
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 252 salvation. That which is proved to exist should exhibit the effects and conditions of such existence, for without these effects and conditions its existence cannot be established. As I have pointed out several times, the conditions for the establishment of someone’s salvation are that withdrawal towards God and the supremacy of the love of God should reach such a perfect stage that through his company, attention, and prayers these qualities should be produced in other persons who pos- sess the capacity. In his own personal condition, his inner-self should be so illumined that his blessings should be self-evident in the sight of a seeker after truth; he should possess all the special qualities and the honour of converse with the Divine, which are the signs of those who are close to God. No one should be misled by the prophecies of astrologers and soothsayers. It should be remembered that these people have no relationship with the light and blessings of the men of God. I have written before that human instruments have no relationship with pow- erful prophecies and benevolent promises that are the very truth and which convey the good news of victory, help, majesty, and honour. God Almighty has bestowed such natures upon the men of God that their looks, company, attention, and prayers possess the qualities of a sovereign remedy, provided that the beneficiary possess the requisite ability. Such people are recognized not only through their prophe- cies but through their treasures of understanding, their extraordinary trust, their perfect love, total abandonment of all [besides God], their sincerity, their determination, their love of God, their pleasure and delight, their extreme humility, the purity of their souls, their discard- ing the love of the world, the abundant blessings which descend upon them like rain, their having the support of God, their incomparable steadfastness, their fidelity of the highest degree, their unparalleled righteousness and purity, their grand resolve, and the satisfaction of their hearts. Prophecies are not their true purpose; rather, the purpose is that by mentioning in advance the blessings that are about to descend upon