Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 365
365 3 ىٰسْوُمٰي ْنَل َنِمْؤُّن َكَل ىّٰتَح ىَرَن َهّٰللا ًةَرْهَج ُمُكْتَذَخَاَف ُةَقِعّٰصلا َو ْمُتْنَا َنْوُرُظْنَت ‘O Moses, we will by no means believe you until we see Allah face to face;’ then the thunderbolt overtook you, while you gazed. It is likewise evident from the Holy Quran, the New Testament, and historical records that very few people believed in Jesus. Those who followed him sincerely and received true life through him were fewer still. The Promised Messiah as , being a disciple of the Holy Prophet s as of Islam, came to the world to demonstrate the spiritual graces of his master and to spread his blessings. Since he was the Messiah of Muhammad’s s as dispensation, God caused many of the spiritually dead to be revived through him. The dead were such as could not have been revived other than through the life-giving fountain of the Holy Prophet s as. It is a wonder that in this age—which is marked by false inno - vations in religion, greed for material things, rampant sin and debauchery, hatred of religion, heedlessness towards the Word of God, callousness towards morality, unconcern for good deeds and prayer, and indifference to the plight of faith—the Promised Messiah as created a Community of followers who, despite being as educated as any, believe in God and His Prophet s as , in angels, in prayer, miracles, revelation, the Hereafter, the Day of Judgment, Heaven and Hell, and observe all the religious obliga - tions prescribed by Islam. Few among his followers can be found who are lacking in the observance of daily prayers and other obli - gations of the faith. Any lack in this regard is because they are in a nascent state, but the weakness is slowly being overcome.