Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 66
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 66 preventing them from accepting or even hearing the truth. So, who among them would say, “Your mouth is speaking the truth, and you and your father belong to Allah?” Rather, they insist on denying, cursing, and insulting. And the wrongdoers will soon know to what place of return they shall return. Their religion is nothing but desires, food, and money. Do you claim that they are believers? Surely not! In fact, they are hyp- ocrites and liars. They abandoned their Prophet s as and took the people of the world as companions, thinking their courtyard is spacious. They see that the enemies are attacking the Muslims like rain falling for years. On the other hand, there is not a single drop of water that falls out of zeal for religion. A host of people aposta- tised from Islam, and I saw no trace of distress on their faces. They took Satan as an intimate friend, followed him, and included him in their worship, so what more is there to remain? They do not know what religion or faith is. Fresh meat and loaves of bread are sufficient for them. They waste their lives in idleness, while I do not see any of them as a champion in this field. Rather, they have thoughts beside that, which make them miser- able with sorrow. They tremble at the sight of rulers, yet they do not fear Allah, the Lord of Glory and Honour. They walk in the dark night, far from the everlasting light, and they neglectfully wander off to each other, their meetings producing nothing but strife. How many Christian books have spread harm among the people, and Islam has become the object of laughter and blame, but they live like ignorant, or blind people, and they listen to the words of the Christians and then sit like laggards. They have forgotten the commandments that were affirmed to support Islam, and their hearts have hardened, believing that