Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 366
366 say thafe Almighty God poured- down His blessings upon such and such a people but did not granb those blessings to others, or that such and such a people received the gifb of Divine revelation from Him bub that others were nob favoured with ib, or bhat Almighty G-od revealed Himself through His word and signs and miracles in such aad such an age bub thab He remained hidden ab obher birnes. He, bherefore, extended His bounty bo all and did nob exclude any people from bhe all-comprehensive circle of His grace, nor did He deprive any age of His greab blessings. Tne Divine morals being so broad, ib behooves us bo irnibabe bhem. Ib is wibh bhis objecb, my countrymen, bhab I now place before you bhis shorb pamphlet entitled "The Message of Peace," and I pray wibh a sincere hearb bhab Alrnighby Grod may inspire brubh into your hearts and make manifest bo you bbe sympathy thab lies hidden within our hearts so bhab you may nob ascribe ib bo any rnobive of self-interest- Friends, bbe nexb life remains hidden- from bhe eyes of most people and bhab secreb is revealed only to the few: who are dead before they die, bub bhe good or evil bhab may be done in bhis life can be easily seen. Every body knows bhab union can remove difficulties which ib is hard bo remove obherwise. Ib, bherefore, behooves bhe wise man bhab he should seek bhe blessings of union. The Hindus and bhe Muhammadans, are bwo people living in bhis country about whom ib is impossible bo conceive bhab the one can ab any birne by the use of force expel bhe obher from ibs home- On bhe other hand, the bies which unite them are so strong bhab ib is impossible bo cub them asunder now. If one of these bwo nabions is visibed by any general desbruction, bhe obher cannob sband aloof and wibness bhe scene bub musb suffer wibh ibs neigh- bour. If one of bhese bwo nabions will bry bo bring bhe obher inbo coubempb with disdain and pride, ib shall itself be branded with