The Devotion of Life

by Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz

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The Devotion of Life — Page 187

187 “Those people shall help you who shall receive our revelation. ” Therefore, God Himself shall maintain our accounts and bring in revenue. He holds all our assets, then what is there for us to worry about. However, this is an opportunity for gathering rewards from Allah the Exalted; blessed is the one who benefits from it. ” (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat vol. 5 p. 157-158) Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Sahib Waiz ra was a new convert who had come in to the fold of Islam by making a pledge on the hand of the Promised Messiah as. He progressed in belief and sincerity to such an extent that he is counted among the most pious and devout holy people who were the recipients of revelations and visions. He would relate: “Once I decided to spend the night at Masjid Mubarak so that I could seek whatever I wished for from my Lord, in seclusion. However, when I reached the mosque I found a person in sajda (Salat posture of prostration) beseeching in his prayer. Due to his imploring entreaties I could not say my Salat and the effect of this person’s prayer overcame me and I too got absorbed in prayer. I prayed that O God, whatever this person is imploring from You, grant it to him. I got weary of standing and waiting for the man to lift his head so that I could see who it was. I do not know how long ahead of me had he come but when he raised his head I was surprised to see that it was Hadrat Mirza Mahmood Ahmad Sahib. I greeted him, shook his hand and asked, ‘Mian, what and what did you not receive from