Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 230
230 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and scholars say that a person ought to simply say the Muslim creed verbally, and adhere to the injunctions of Prayer and fasting, for beyond this there are no fruits or rewards in the observance of these commandments, nor do they possess any deeper reality. This is a grave error on their part and demonstrates a weakness of faith. Such people have misunderstood the very objective of prophethood. The Purpose of the Divinely Commissioned Does Allah the Exalted send those divinely commissioned by Him and His Mes- sengers—who are sent for the guidance of humanity—so that the people will worship them? Nay, on the contrary, they are sent as an example. The example of this is like a king who gives the skilled workers of his country a sword. The pur- pose of this is obviously so that they too strive to forge a similar sword. Allah the Exalted instils lofty morals and praiseworthy qualities in those whom He sends to the world in the form of His divinely commissioned ones and His Messengers, so that the common people may partake of their morals and excellences, and adopt similar manners and behaviours. For these holy men give benefit to the people for as long as they are alive. After their demise, they become physically detached from this world. This is why the Sufis say that a living cat is better than a dead lion. Allah the Exalted states in His Holy Word: 1 ٗ الٓرٰ كِتٰبٌ اُحْكِمَت ْ ٰايٰتُه Alif Lam Ra. This is a Book whose verses have been made unchangeable and then they have been expounded in detail. It is from One Wise, and All-Aware. The letter alif stands for Allah, the lam is for Jibril (Gabriel), and the letter ra stands for rusul (the Messengers). Since the subject of this chapter revolves around the necessary things that human beings require, for this reason God states: 2 ٗ كِتٰبٌ اُحْكِمَت ْ ٰايٰتُه In other words, this is a Book whose verses are sound and firm. The Solid Nature of the Holy Quran Allah the Exalted has reinforced the teachings of the Holy Quran in many ways so that no doubt whatsoever remains. This is precisely the reason that He states 1 Hud, 11:2 2 Hud, 11:2