Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 307
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 307 said a couplet regarding this that very aptly applies to spiritual beauty. It is the following: � ی ب � وصرتِ ز�ی باش رو ی چ � د�ی باےئ رگ وصرت رگی وصرت نک وتہب ا ی � ںینچ شک رب وصرےت ا ی � O silk painter of China! Go and look at that beautiful face — Then either portray a face like it or abandon your art. Now, it should also be remembered that a servant [of Allah] displays his sincere love for God by his good conduct, but God’s response is astonishing indeed. In response to the rapid advance of the servant, God rushes towards him like lightning and displays Signs for him on earth and in heaven and becomes the Friend of His friends and the Enemy of His enemies. Even if 500 million people oppose him God humiliates them and makes them abject and helpless like a lifeless insect. He destroys a whole world for the sake of that one person and makes His earth and heaven the servants of such a one. He blesses his words and sends down a rain of light upon his dwelling. He places blessings in his clothes and his food, and even in the dust upon which he treads. He does not let him die as a failure and Himself answers all objections raised against him. He becomes his eyes with which he sees, and becomes his ears with which he hears, and becomes his tongue with which he speaks, and becomes his feet with which he walks, and becomes his hands with which he attacks his enemies. He personally takes on the enemies of His friend, draws His sword against the wicked ones who persecute him, and makes him victorious in every battlefield. He conveys to him the secrets of His decrees. In short, God is the very first Purchaser of his spiritual beauty and grace, which results from his good behaviour and personal love. Then, how unfortunate are the peo- ple who live during such an age while such a Sun should rise among them, yet they remain sitting in darkness! Some ignorant people again and again put forward the objection that the sign that distinguishes the beloveds of God is that each and every prayer of theirs is heard and answered and that he who lacks this