Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 84
84 Lord is holy. Let every morning bear you. , witness that you have passed the night with righteousness, and let every evening bear- you witness that you have passed the day fearing God. Be not afraid of the curses of this world, for they are like the smoke which disappears instantly and cannot turn the light of your day into the darkness of night ; but fear the curse of God which comes down from heaven, and brings ruin, both in this world and the next, upon the heads of those upon whom it des- cends. You cannot save yourselves with hypocrisy, for your Lord sees the inmost secrets of the heart. Can you deceive Him ? Therefore stand uprightly before him, purge your hearts of every impurity and cleanse them of every dross. If the slightest dark- ness remains in you, it shall overcome your light and all shall be darkness. If there is vanity, hypocrisy, self-approbation or idle- ness in you, you cannot be acceptable in the sight of God. Be not deceived that a few words that your lips utter, are the goal of your life, for Almighty God wishes to bring about a thorough V transformation in your lives He demands of you a death, after which He shall breathe a new life into you. Be at peace with each other and forgive the trespasses of your brethern, for wicked is the person who does not agree to be at peace with his brother. He is in danger of being cut off, for he sows the seed of dissention. Renounce your desires and passions in every way and settle your differences quickly. Being true, humble yourselves like one who is in error, that you may be forgiven. Get rid of the fatness of passion because strait is the gate to which you are called, and a fat man cannot enter io. it. Woe unto him who does not accept these words which have come out of the mouth of God and have been taught by me. If you wish that God may be pleased with you upon heaven, be at agreement with one another as twin- born brothers. Greatest among you is he who most forgives his