Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 198
198 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad for the abuse and bitter language of such people? It is a shame that these foolish people do not even realise that disbelief and faith do not relate to this world; in fact, they relate to God Almighty. As far as God Almighty is concerned, He attests to my being a believer and divinely commissioned. Why then would I care about this absurd behaviour? Therefore, the stated facts evidently demonstrate that these people do not oppose me, but rather they oppose the commandments of God Almighty. It is for this very reason that the opponents of one appointed by Allah lose their faith. It is clear that my opponents are actually at war with God Almighty. If I am advancing towards light, and it is certain that I am, because countless signs have been and continue to be manifested by God Almighty in my support, and these signs are descending from heaven like rain, then it is also certain that my opponents are falling into darkness. Luminosity and divine light attract the Holy Spirit, while darkness moves one closer to Satan; in this manner, the opposition of a saint results in the loss of faith and joins a person with the worst of companions. In short, a person becomes righteous and reformed when they attain to the Except) إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا اللِحَتِ :ranks of perfect practice. It is stated in Surah Ar those who believe and do good works), and the words aamanu allude to the perfec- tion of one's knowledge, while the words amilus-salihat guide a person towards the perfection of practice. Wisdom also has two aspects: firstly, knowledge ought to be perfect and complete; and secondly, action must also be excellent and free from deficiency. Exhort One Another to Accept Truth In short, God Almighty states that those who are safeguarded from a state of loss first seek to perfect their knowledge, and secondly, they also prevent their actions from being sullied. In fact, such people advance the perfection of their knowl- edge to a degree where their actions too become sublime. Then, upon attaining perfect insight when their superb knowledge is established through their sublime actions, they are not miserly; they act upon the following words: al-Asr, 103:4 al-Asr, 103:4 وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ They exhort one another to accept truth.