Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 134
134 ^ signs are manifested at their hands. Their prayers are accepted, and when they pray to God, they receive an answer from Him. Ignorant men sometimes say that they also see true visions and receive inspirations and have their prayers accepted though it be on rare occasions. According to these men, there is no distinction between themselves and the prophets of God, who must, therefore, be either impostors or self-deceived men. Such vanity has led many a man to destruction. A seeker after truth can easily see that the holy prophets of God are not ordinary men They are a class especially selected by God and endowed with numerous spiritual bessings. Notwithstanding their rejec- tion by their enemies, they ultimately vanquish them, and their light shines forth so clearly that all intelligent men have to admit a remarkable distinction between them and their oppo- sers. A beggar who possesses a few rupees, cannot claim an equality with a monarch whose treasures are full. In like manner,. the glow-worm which emits a sparkle of light in darkness, cannot say that there is no distinction between it and the sun. Hence also the man who occasionally, sees a vision which is true, and thus ; catches only a glimpse of the light, is a fool if he claims an equality with the prophets of God who are as the sun. Nor has Almighty God given the human soul this glimpse of light unpur- posedly. It is meant to serve as a guide in the recognition of the claims of prophets, and thus all available means are placed by God within the reach of men, so that they may have no excuse for rejecting the prophets. (Yol. III. B. R. 1904. )