Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 36
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 36 has appeared, and traces of happiness have vanished. Love and unity have not remained, and hatred and discord have manifested. There remains no sin or ignorance that is not present among Muslims, and there is no humiliation or misguidance that is not present among their women, men, and children, especially since their leaders have deviated from the right path or have sat down or have walked like the lame. You see some of them the most unjust among those who are alive and dead, and the command of Allah was presented to them, yet they remained silent as if they were mute. They became the first to reject the truth and deceive. Therefore, the people were seized with the plague, and the ani- mals with death. Signs appeared, but they did not accept them, so the wrath of the Most Gracious descended. And when they saw the punishment, they said, “Indeed, we augur evil fortune from you, and due to your lies, the plague came. ” It was said, “Your evil fortune is with your own selves. Do you say this because you have been admonished? Nay, you are a people transgressing all bounds. ’’ And Allah has not sent any Messenger except that a punishment from heaven and earth will be sent with him, so that they might return. Likewise, in the time of the Messiah, the bacterial neck disease was a temporary torment, and indeed, this is a sign for people who reflect. Do they not see how Allah preserved this village [Qadian], fulfilled His promise, made it a peaceful land, while He seized the people around it? Surely, in that is a sign for those who contem- plate. Do they not observe how the plague has borne its teeth in other villages, yet Allah has shielded this village, enabling the ful- filment of a promise whispered already among the people? And who is more truthful in words than Allah? Reflect, therefore, if