Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 184
184 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Shias claim that Imam Husayna and the household of the Holy Prophets were martyred for their sake, and to weep in grief for them and to mourn for them is sufficient. No other deeds are required except these to enter paradise. In the same way, the Christians say that the blood of the Messiah has guaranteed their salvation. Now my question is that if such people are going to be questioned and punished for committing sin, then what sort of salvation is guaranteed to them? In actuality, a concept of this nature brings with it an immensely evil effect. If this belief did not exist, sin and impiety would not be so rampant in various countries within Europe, and such a flood of illicit behaviour would not surge forth as is the case at present. One may go and observe the indecency at hotels and parks in London and Paris and ask those who return from these places. Every other day the newspapers publish the names of illegitimate children in lists. Atonement Contradicts the Law of Nature Then) فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرٌ يَّرَة It is doctrine that I focus on. Our doctrine states whoso does an atom's weight of good will see it). Now you may conclude for yourself what effect such a concept would bring about. Man will feel the need for action and endeavour to perform good deeds. Contrary to this, when it is asserted that man cannot attain salvation through his deeds, such a belief will weaken the re- solve and effort of a person and will make them helpless out of despair. This also demonstrates that the concept of atonement abuses the human faculties, because Allah the Exalted has vested the human faculties with a nature inclined to pro- gress, but the concept of atonement prevents the human faculties from advanc- ing. I have just stated that we observe freedom and lack of restraint among those who believe in the doctrine of atonement, and it is due to this very concept that people engage in illicit relations, as though they were dogs. Acts of indecency are committed openly in London's Hyde Park and illegitimate children are born. Hence, we must not confine ourselves to mere words and statements, but rather, we must give importance to deeds. An individual who sees no benefit in deeds is immensely short-sighted and ignorant. Within the law of nature there are ex- amples of actions which result in outcomes, but there is no example of anything that resembles the Atonement. For example, if someone is hungry, their hunger is satisfied after eating; or if someone is thirsty, their thirst is quenched with water. This demonstrates that the final outcome of eating or drinking is that one's thirst 1 az-Zilzal, 99:8