Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 79
79 6. Hadith reveals that such men will appear at the head of each century, at the very least. O, King of Afghanistan! May God open your heart to the accept - ance of His words! Ask yourself whether or not this age is in need of a Divine Reformer? It appears from the Traditions that, at the head of every century, there arises the need for someone to come from God to expound the meaning of the Holy Quran and to reveal to the world the true teachings of Islam. Right now we are midway through the century. Setting aside the Traditions for a moment, let us just look at the state of the world and ask ourselves whether or not a Reformer is needed at this time. If we find that Muslims and other people are faring so well that they do not need any Divine Reformer, then we need not pay any attention to such a claimant. But if the state of the Muslims is practically crying out that a Reformer is needed now more than ever, or if the enemy is all out to destroy Islam, then we have to accept that someone must come from God to restore Islam to its pristine state, to repel the onslaught of the enemy, to teach the Muslims true Islam and fill their hearts with love for their faith, and to demonstrate Islam’s ability to revive the spiritually dead. There can be no difference of opinion when it comes to the state of the Muslims today and the tenacity of the enemy. No one—unless he wishes to conceal the truth for some ulterior motive or is so lacking in human values that he is no longer able to distinguish good from evil—will fail to confess that Muslims have strayed far from their faith and that the following verse truly applies to them: