Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 196
196 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Allah, as it were. The important task is none other than to shatter the idols that sit within it, until nothing but Allah, and Allah alone remains. It is narrated in a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: i. e. nothing but Allah, and Allah alone resides in the hearts of my companions. Allah being the sole entity that resides in one's heart does not imply that a person ought to subscribe to the concept of Oneness of Being (wahdat-ul-wujud), suggesting, that every dog and donkey in the world is Allah, God-forbid. The actual intent is to allude to the fact that in every action of man, the pleasure of Allah Almighty ought to be the sole objective that is sought, and nothing else. This rank can never be attained without the grace of Allah Almighty. بر کریماں کا رہا دشوار نیست No task is difficult for the valiant. Guidance of the Holy Quran for the Perfection of Knowledge and Practice It ought to be remembered also that the Holy Quran gives guidance for the per- fection of knowledge and practice. Accordingly, in the words 2 (Guide us to the path), the perfection of one's knowledge is alluded to, while the perfec- The path of) صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ 3 tion of one's action is indicated in the words those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings). In both instances, one seeks the most supreme and complete result that can be achieved. When a plant is put into the ground, it cannot flourish and bear fruits until it grows completely. Simi- larly, if a guidance is devoid of the finest and most superlative results, then such guidance is dead, and it possesses no strength or power to nourish and develop. For example, if after completely following the Vedas a person can never expect to attain everlasting deliverance and salvation, and if they cannot be freed from the process of becoming bugs and insects, to receive eternal pleasure, what use is such guidance? The Holy Quran, on the other hand, is such guidance which, if followed, enables a person to attain the highest levels of excellence. Such a one begins to develop a true relationship with God Almighty to the extent that their good deeds-performed in accordance with the guidance of the Quran-begin to flourish and bear fruits in the similitude of a pure tree, as described by the 1 Al-Hakam, vol. 5, no. 30, dated 17 August 1901, pp. 1-3 2 al-Fatihah, 1:6 al-Fatihah, 1:7