Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 305
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 305 new creation. Such things come to pass that seem impossible in the eyes of the world, regarding which the worldly sciences are completely unaware. We cannot say that such people are God, but such is the sin- cerity and purity of their friendship and love for God that it seems as if God has descended upon them. Like Adam, the divine Spirit is breathed into them. It is not that they are God, but their relationship to Him is akin to the iron which, when placed in fire, takes on a fiery hue. Thus, all that falls under God’s command comes under their command. The stars of heaven, the sun, the moon, the oceans of the earth, wind, fire—all things hearken unto their voice and recognize them, remaining occupied in serving them. All things naturally and intrinsically love them and are drawn to them in the manner of a true and sincere lover, with the exception of the evil ones who are manifestations of Satan. Worldly love is an ill-fated affair that sprouts and soon withers away. Moreover, it is based on a beauty that is bound to decline and, furthermore, there are very few indeed who come under its sway. On the other hand, the spiritual beauty that is generated in man through the beauty of conduct, sincerity, purity, and manifestation of the love of Allah, is such that it has universal appeal and draws willing hearts towards itself, just as honey attracts ants; so much so, that not just peo- ple but every particle of the universe is affected by this attraction. The man who is true in his love, whose love for God Almighty is true, is like that Y u suf for whom every particle of the universe is like Zulaikh a. His beauty is not yet manifested in this world for this world cannot bear it. God Almighty says in His Holy Book—the Glorious Furq a n—that the light of the believers is manifested on their faces and the believers are recognized by this beauty which, in other words, is called n u r [‘light’]. And once, while in a state of vision, I was made to hear this apt phrase in the Punjabi language about this very hallmark of the believers رپ ولیاں ا�ی�ہہ اشنین � ُ َےّس م ا یہٰل و ق ش س عِ [‘The love of Allah rains down upon their face; this is the hallmark of the friends of God’]. The light of the believer which is mentioned in the Holy Quran is