Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 447
it is said in clear words -that, when the -Holy Land goes into>the hands of other people, you should not fret and be angry on that account and should not :give way to excitement, lest in the heat of ,; the, moment, you may do some evil, but you should wait patiently until God Himself should come to your assistance. Bernember, therefore,, these prophecies and try to become God's true servants by prostrating yourselves before -Him, so that He may remove your troubles and do not at this critical time, provoke; His anger by distorting the teachings of the Holy Quran/ Him^who was sent as an angekof mercy to spread peace on earth, represent not to the enemy-as a fiery giant. Restrain rebellious spirits from mischief and trusting in the purifying power of the- Holy rQuran force ^your :way into the people who are now denying the truth o Islam, so- that they may take light from it. . . . -,;. ':. '--;:" -':': / :. : =:. '-. { ;. . . . . -. . . . . . Don't think?:. -that ; these people , will be reformed by ; your keeping away from them. Hostility shuts the eyes of man and enmity blinds him. Sow not the seed of enmity and discord, but work in the spirit of love and friendship, Let not despair approach you, for a trumpet has vbeen sounded by God, v a trum. - pec of glad tidings and happy news, a trumpet of victory for Islam, the. same trumpet which has been sounded from time to time in ages gone by the trumpet, which whenever it was blown spirred up eormnotiions : on earth. . The soul of the Holy Prophet (may peace aud the blessings of God be upon him) having seen the degradediconditioQ of Islam, has drawn the favour of God which has appeared 011 the. earth in. the - form of the Promised Messiah, So despair not of the victory of Islam. . Islam is bound to be victorious. ; Only take care of yourselves. lest by engaging': yourselves in other things, you ;may deprive: yourselves of that blessing of God tor which the world waited for thirteen centuries