The Honour of Prophets — Page 2
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 2 a religion which has truly exhibited the real essence of salvation and further, continues in the present era, to produce such individuals into whom the spirit of salva tion has been fully breathed, then such a religion sets a seal on its own truthfulness and divine origin. It is evident that in the face of countless forms of negli gence, obscurity, onslaughts of the self, remissness, weak ness, ignorance and darkness that glooms the way, as well as occasions where one stumbles, and due to constant peril, temptation and ever abounding worldly afflic tions and misfortunes, man naturally feels at heart that he stands in need of a mighty hand which can draw him out of all such evils. Inasmuch as man is weak by nature, he cannot for one moment trust himself to emerge from the darkness of the ego. This is the testimony of human conscience. Besides, if one reflects and ponders, it also becomes evident to one possessing sound intellect that an intercessor is needed for salvation. For God Almighty possesses the highest station of holiness and purity, while man is steeped in the deepest abyss of darkness, sin and impurity. Therefore, on account of a lack of association and affinity, the average human being is not fit to receive divine grace from God Almighty directly and in turn attain salvation through his own efforts. Thus, divine wisdom and mercy has ordained that certain exemplary