Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 94
94 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ا�ی�ہہ اہجن اھٹم، االگسک ےن ڈِاھٹ Enjoy this life, who has ever seen the hereafter? People feel that they might as well indulge in whatever they please here on earth, and they will see what happens in the hereafter. It is Christianity that can offer such people a free livelihood, coupled with an unrestrained life of comfort. Noth- ing is obligatory for them. If they so desire, they need not bathe for even ten years after consorting with their spouses. Hence, no one ought to be surprised on observing these people who have converted to Christianity. If these Muslims of atheistic bent, who have left Islam, had not become Christian, they were as good as apostates at heart anyway. There are four types of people. Firstly, there are persistent disbelievers, who seek a life of unrestraint and non-conformity. Then, there are three kinds of be- lievers: the one who suppresses his desires severely, the one who takes the middle course in goodness and the one who excels all others in acts of virtue. The first category of believers is of those who suppress their base desires, that is to say, their inner passions, to an extent, get the better of them. The second group of believers are those who follow a middle-course in virtue, and the third class of believers is of those who are goodness personified. What relation does a persisting dis- believer—whose only purpose and objective is to live an unbridled life and also gain wealth—have with Islam? Such people would obviously prefer Christianity where they can earn a wage without having a need for anything else. Even when they go to church, they do so in the thought that hundreds of attractive women go there in beautiful clothes, and so they will attend church to cast lustful glances as well. In short, people who seek an unrestricted life can have no relation with Islam. Hazrat Abu Bakr ra Is a Second Adam for Islam Even in that era, Musaylamah had gathered the people on teachings of freedom from divine law. It was in such a time that Hazrat Abu Bakr ra became the Ca- liph and so anyone can imagine the number of difficulties that would have arisen at such a juncture. If Hazrat Abu Bakr ra had not been strong-hearted and if his faith was not similar in nature to the faith of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, he would have grown apprehensive and this could have spelled catastrophe. However, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra was similar in hue to