Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 130
130 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya their nets where the prey is most easily caught and to employ tac- tics that require the least toil and bring the greatest material gain. Hypocrisy is their profession, and flattery their habit. Sweet talk and cultivating the favour of both sides is their favourite principle. They say ‘Allah, Allah’ with the Muslims as readily as they chant ‘R a m, R a m’ with the Hindus. They readily agree with everyone, and if a man of power were to say it was night while it was day, they would even point out the moon and stars to please him. They have nothing to do with God and no concern to show fidelity for Him. They would never court trials and tribulations to introduce pain and anguish in their happy life. Their mentor teaches them only one thing: to tell everyone that they agree with their beliefs, opinions, and understandings. They are not concerned with right or wrong, truth or falsehood, and good or evil. Whoever greases their palms is good and virtuous and a gentleman; whoever praises them to feed their ego is given the glad tidings of salvation, heaven and everlasting life. On the other hand, it is very clear when we study the life of Hadrat Kh a tamul-Anbiy a’ [the Seal of the Prophets], may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that he possessed the highest level of uprightness and integrity. He was ever willing to sacrifice his life for God. He was entirely free from fear or hope from the people and placed his trust only in his Lord. So complete was his submission and devotion to the will of God that he preached His Oneness without fear of the calamities that would befall him and the pain and suffering that he would have to endure at the hands of idolaters. In carrying out his Lord’s command, he embraced every tribulation, hardship and affliction. Undaunted by threats, he fulfilled all the requirements of spiritual exercise, preaching