Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 66
66 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Prophets. They exhort people to refrain from arrogance and safeguard themselves from evil deeds, but one can gauge the quality of their own actions and behaviour by the degree to which their words have an influence on you. Harmony in One's Words and Actions If these people also possessed the power of action and first acted upon the things that they preach to others, what need was there for the Quran to say: لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ Why do you say what you do not do? This verse itself demonstrates that there have always been such people in the world who do not act in accordance with the counsel they give others. Such people exist even today and shall exist in the future. Take heed of my words and remember well that a person's speech can never influence others if it does not spring from a sincere heart and if it is bereft of the power of action. This is a great proof in favour of the truthfulness of our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The success and influence that he commanded over the hearts is unparalleled in the history of the children of Adamas. All of this was achieved because there was perfect harmony between the words and actions of the Holy Prophetsa. Act Upon My Counsel I have given you this advice because you who hold a relationship with me have become my limbs. Act upon my words and make use of reason and the Word of Allah, so that the light of true insight and certainty develops within you, and so that you may become a path that leads others from darkness into light. For in this era, various allegations are raised on the basis of natural science, medicine and astronomy; it is necessary, therefore, to acquire a knowledge of the scope and background of these sciences so that we are able to understand such allegations before responding. The Study of Modern Sciences I consider those Muslim clerics who oppose the acquisition of knowledge in the 1 as-Saff, 61:3