Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 85
85 brother's trespasses. Woe betide him who does not forgive and persists in vengeance. Such a one has no share in me. Fear the curse of God, for the Lord is a holy and jealous God. The workers of iniquity cannot attain the nearness of God. The proud, the unjust and the dishonest cannot approach Him. Every one who is not jealous for the name of the Lord, cannot draw nigh to Him. They who are greedy of every sordid , -**st- earthly gain like dogs or are busy like ants in gathering the riches of this world, or fall like vultures upon the carrion of vile things of this world, and lead their lives comfortably in these enjoyments. are turned away from Almighty God, and can have no access to His presence. An evil eye cannot see Him and an impure heart cannot know Him- Who casts himself into fire for His sake, shall be delivered from hell-fire; who weeps for Him, * shall laugh ; and who cuts asunder the ties of this world for His sake, shall meet Him. Be ye the friends of God with a sincere heart and with faithfulness and zeal, that He may befriend you. Show kindness and mercy to your servants, your wives and your poor brethren that mercy may be shown to you on heaven. Be ye for God in right earnest that He maybe for you. The world is a place where trials and afflictions await you on all sides and the plague is only one of them. Take hold of God with firmness and fidelity that He may keep these calamities from coming high you. No one can be smitten with a calamity upon earth until a decree is issued from heaven ; nor can an evil be removed until mercy descends from heaven. It is wisdom to take hold of the root and not to trust to the branch. It is not forbidden you to make use of a medicine or to resort to a measure, but it is forbidden you to put your trust in these, for nothing will happen but what God wills. If any one can, let him trust in God for to trust in God is the safest course.