Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 196
196 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Firstly, there is health. If a person is so frail that they cannot get up from their bed, how can they adhere to the observance of Prayer and fasting? In the same way, such a one would be unable to act on many injunctions like the Hajj and Zakat, among others. One ought to think about the diverse means that this gov- ernment has furnished to us by its good graces, in order to maintain our physi- cal health. In every major city and town there is at least one hospital, where the sick are treated with immense sympathy and compassion; medicine, food and the like is given free of charge. Certain patients are kept in the hospital and treated, tended to and cared for in a manner that one could not be treated in such ease, facility and comfort even in their own home. A separate department exists to provide healthcare and millions of rupees are spent annually on this service. It has provided extraordinary resources to keep towns and cities clean. A dedicated system is in place for sewage and waste disposal. Then, a wide range of fast-acting medication has been produced and made available at such a low cost that anyone can purchase these medicines and keep them at home to treat themselves at a time of need. Large medical colleges have been established and medical train- ing has been made available so widely that doctors can even be found in rural villages. Moreover, there are separate departments dedicated to deal with other harmful diseases like smallpox, cholera, plague and the like. The measures under- taken recently by the government in connection with the plague is truly worthy of gratitude. In short, the government has provided all the necessary means that are required in the context of health, and in doing so has furnished great support in fulfilling the primary condition for worship. The second condition is faith. If a person does not even believe in God Al- mighty and His commandments and a person is plagued with the leprosy of dis- belief and atheism from within, in this case also, one cannot fulfil the orders of God. There are many who say: ا�ی�ہہ گج اھٹم ےت االگ نک ڈاھٹ It is this world that is delightful, who has ever seen the hereafter? It is a shame. Before the law, a man can be hung on the testimony of two people, but despite the testimony of 124,000 Messengers and countless saints, there is still such widespread disbelief in the hearts of people. In every era, God Almighty declares through His powerful signs and miracles: اَنَا الْمَوْجُوْد ( I am present ). But these unfortunate people do not lend an ear, despite having ears. Therefore, this