Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 94
94 fchou blessed man, be not so weak of faith. Thy 'God is the potent Being who has hung innumerable stars without any pillars to rest upon, and who has created heaven and earth out of nothing. Does thou suspect that He shall not be able to help thee in thy difficulties? Nay, but thy own mistrust shall deprive thee. Almighty God is never weak, but His Holy Word teaches us with regard to His laws of prayer, that out of His inBnite mercy, He deals with the supplicators like a. friend. Sometimes He does nob enforce His own will but accepts the prayer of the supplicator as is indicated in ^ >~^" ) '^J j ^ ) /' Ask and I shall give. " Again, He executes His own will and requires the supplicator to submit to it as He says ; ? ^ ) 3 " ^ ) ^ '\^ ^ ^ j "Verily We shall prove you with somewhat of fear and hunger. " This He does that He may elevate the certainty and knowledge of a person when his prayer is listened to, and that again by making His servant sub- mit to his will, He may grant him the honor of His pleasure, elevate his dignity and promote him in the path of guidance by thus loving him. In short, our Gol has innumerable wonders but shows them only for those who are His in faith and sincerity. He does not display them to those who have no faith in His wondrous might and are not His faithful servants. Woe to him who is still igno- rant that he has a God who has power over every thing. My God is my paradise; in my God have I my highest bliss for I have seen Him and found that He possesses every beauty. This is a wealth to be possessed though one's self may be lost in gaining it', and a jewel to be bought though one's self may be extinguished in getting it. All ye that lack this blessing, run to this fountain for it shall quench your thrist. It is the fountain of life and shall save you from destruction. Ah ! what should I do and how should I impress these glad tidings upon the heart ! With what trumpets