Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 118
118 pleasures, and worldly honor and property. A man of the world cannot trust in God to the same extent as he can count upon a box of precious jewels or other valuables. Nor has he the same fear of God as he has of the temporal Jaws of earthly governments. The reason of this is that formal religious beliefs are quite power- less and give way before tbe certainty which avails in temporal affairs and earthly connections. Salvation is, therefore, impossi- ble without certainty in spiritual matters and to this the Holy Quran testifies in the words : * j* 3) ) ^^ ^e ) * i* ^ ^ K ^ %** J* )j ^ c ) " Who is blind here, shall be blind hereafter, nay worse than blind. " How can salvation be attained without a certainty ? What purpose does a religion serve if it does not take a man to the fountain of certainty and salvation? The hearts of the companions of the Prophet undoubtedly overflowed with such certainty, for they witnessed the heavenly signs with their e} 7 es and had thus a certain belief in the Word of God. Their lives were, therefore, purified and purged of every dross. But what means of certainty remained in the hands of those who followed them, hundreds of years afterwards, True, they had the Holy Quran, and the Holy Quran is like a two-edged sword, cutting with one edge the internal evils, and thus expurgating, the hearts of Muhammadans themselves of every impurity, and destroying with the other all erroneous doctrineSvtaught by the false religions. Yet this sword needs a brave soldier's arm to wield it. Almighty God says: ^ ) p<^**) ^ 'fr " ) ^ *t. "The Prophet of God rehearses to them His signs, and purifies them and imparts to them a knowledge of the Book. " Therefore, this purification of the soul which is effected through the Holy Quran, has not been mentioned independently but as having been brought about by the Holy Prophet. This is the reason why the Word of God never comes into the world alone, The brave spiritual warrior