Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 345
345 ْلُق ْنِا َناَك ْمُكُؤٓاَبٰا َو ْمُكُؤٓاَنْبَا َو ْمُكُناَوْخِا َو ْمُكُجاَوْزَا َو ْمُكُتَرْيِشَع َو ُلاَوْمَا اَهْوُمُتْفَرَتْق۟ا َو ٌةَراَجِت َنْوَشْخَت اَهَداَسَك َو ُنِكٰسَم ۤاَهَنْوَضْرَت َّبَحَا ْمُكْيَلِا َنِّم ِهّٰللا َو ٖهِلْوُسَر َو ٍداَهِج ْيِف 3 ٖهِلْيِبَس اْوُصَّبَرَتَف ىّٰتَح َيِتْاَي ُهّٰللا ٖهِرْمَاِب١ؕ َو ُهّٰللا اَل يِدْهَي َمْوَقْلا َنْيِقِسٰفْلا۰۰۲۴ؒ Say, if your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your kinsfolk, and the wealth you have acquired, and the trade whose dullness you fear, and the dwellings which you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah comes with His judgment; and Allah guides not the disobedient people. According to this passage, perfect love of God is the willingness to sacrifice everything for His sake. If a person is not prepared to sacrifice everything for God, his profession of love is in vain. Many would assert that they love God and His Prophet. In fact, no Muslim can be found who would say he does not love God and the Holy Prophet s as. But does the love they profess have any visible expression? Does it influence their lives, their speech, their everyday conduct? Many profess deep love for the Holy Prophet s as and compose or listen devotedly to panegyrics in his praise, but they do not pay any heed to what he taught and valued. Love of God is on their lips but they do nothing at all to please Him and to acquire nearness to Him. When someone dear to us comes to visit, we lay aside everything to meet him. When we have a chance to meet our loved ones, we are pleased beyond measure. When we receive attention from a ruler, we feel proud and elated. Yet, people who profess to love God do not even care to offer the daily prayers. And even those who do offer them do so half-heart - edly, bowing and prostrating without knowing what they are