Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 26
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 26 they are more worthless than the dead. Their presence is the great- est calamity for Islam, and their era is the most unfortunate era for religion. They eat and enjoy themselves, but do not pay heed to the corruption nor feel grief. They do not see that the progress of religion has stagnated, its lamps have faded, its Messenger s as has been rejected, and its truths have been declared wronged. You find most of them persisting in what is forbidden, daring to promote lustful and unlawful things, hastening to sins, turning to young women, songs, and all types of ignorance. In the morning, they lead luxurious lives, and in the evening, they indulge in all kinds of pleasures. With such heinous and disobedient acts, how can they expect to be supported by God? In fact, the primary reason for Allah’s wrath upon the Muslims is the presence of negligent and luxurious sultans, who inclined to the earth like worms, failing to provide for the servants of Allah as they should, and becoming like the lame leg unable to run as a proficient one does. Consequently, the assistance of heaven has departed from them, and these infidels show no fear, unlike the hallmark of pious kings who flee from the disbelievers like donkeys fleeing from a lion. In battle, it only takes two of them to defeat a thousand. What is the reason for this cowardice and retreat, except a life of luxury and affluence like the wicked? With this sin and treachery, how can they be supported with [divine] help and aid? Allah does not change His continuous law, and among His laws is that He supports the disbelievers, but does not aid the wicked. Hence, you see the Christian monarchs being supported and helped, taking control of their borders, possessing lands, and advancing from every height. Allah did not help them out of His mercy upon them, but rather He helped them because