Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 150
150 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad by the term. In this verse, Allah the Exalted states that the righteous spend out of whatever they have been given by God. In other words, they give bread from their own bread, knowledge from their own knowledge, and morals from their own morals. Sharing knowledge is obvious, of course. Avarice Remember that a miser is not only one who does not share a portion of his wealth with those in need. In fact, even such a one who hesitates in teaching others from the knowledge that Allah the Exalted has bestowed upon them is a miser. To hide one’s own knowledge and skill in view of the fact that if others learn, then our own worth will diminish, or our own profits will decrease, is equivalent to associ- ating partners with Allah. For in such a case, the individual in question considers their knowledge and skill to be their provider and God. Similarly, a person who does not act with morality is also a miser. The giving of morals means to treat the rest of humanity with the exemplary morals that Allah the Exalted has granted an individual out of His sheer grace. As a result, the people will witness the indi- vidual’s morals and strive to develop them within themselves as well. The Definition of Morality Morality does not only mean to speak gently or use soft words. Not at all. In fact, courage, generosity, forgiveness, all the abilities granted to man, are in actuality moral abilities. Their appropriate use is what makes them moral qualities. Even anger, when expressed at the appropriate occasion, possesses a spirit of morality. This is a view that is different from the teaching of the Gospel, which is one-sided and instructs a person to turn the other cheek when struck on the first. This is not morality, nor can such a teaching be based on the principles of wisdom. For if this were true, every army in the Christian world would have to be demobilised, and all of their weapons of war would have to be destroyed; the Christian world would have to live a life of servitude, because if someone were to ask them for their shirt, they would be obliged to give them their cloak as well. The teaching states that if someone forces a Christian to walk one mile, they ought to walk with them for two. In such circumstances, the Christians would be faced with momen- tous difficulties. If they were to act upon this teaching, they would not only be deprived of the necessities of life, but would have all their comfort stripped from them. For if someone were to demand their possessions, they would be left with