Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 50
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 50 They did not lie in this statement, even if they were liars in the eyes of the Most Gracious, as you know that these scholars have uttered such words about Jesus as , the meaning of which is noth- ing other than that they attributed him to Allah as someone who was adopted. The Islamic State will not return to its former glory, unless they fear Allah, unite, and trample this doctrine under their feet. They will face degradation and be brought low every day unless they fear God and count Jesus as among the dead. By Allah, I see that the life of Islam lies in the death of the son of Mary as , so blessed is the one who comprehends this reality and enables others to understand it. Do you not see how the priests insist on his being alive, and prove his divinity from his attributes? For the sake of Allah and His pleasure, is there not among you a man who refutes [this claim]? Who can prove that Jesus as is among the dead, and prove his words true from all angles, straightening his arrow and grasping it tightly, and vanquishing adversaries with flawless aim? No! Instead, you aid and support them, celebrating the tolling of their bells, yet veiling your faces. Are you priests or Muslims? Do you revolve around them, hoping for sustenance from them? Do you hold them in reverence and honour? By Allah, all honour belongs to Him, and to Him belongs the treasures of the heavens and the earth, and everything you aspire to attain. What has befallen you that you do not believe in Allah and do not place your trust in Him? The scholars are not all alike; some are righteous, while oth- ers are disobedient. Those who fear Allah, I speak of them with goodness alone, Allah will guide them, and they will perceive the truth. When prompted to denounce the man proclaiming, “I am the Messiah” as a disbeliever, they respond, “Why should we