Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 272
272 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, they would come to know how lives are dedicated for the life of Islam. Remember! This is not an unprofitable bargain, in fact it is a bargain of unfath- omable gain. If only the Muslims were informed of this, and if only they realised the benefits and profits of this bargain. Does a person who dedicates their life for the sake of religion waste away their life? Not at all. Allah the Exalted states: 1 َ هُمْ يَحْزَنُوْن خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا فَلَهٗۤ اَجْرُهٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّهٖ وَ لَا Meaning, their Lord is the one who shall give them the reward of this dedication in the cause of Allah. This dedication grants a person deliverance and salvation from all forms of sorrow and grief. It astonishes me that everyone naturally desires peace and comfort, and seeks deliverance from grief and sorrow, and from agonies and worries, but when a tried and tested prescription is given to them for this ailment, they pay no heed whatsoever. Has dedication in the way of God not proven successful over the last 1300 years? Did the esteemed companions of the Holy Prophet sa not inherit holy lives and prove worthy of being conferred everlasting lives due to this very dedication? Then what reason is there now that people should desist from reaping the benefit of this efficacious remedy? The fact is that people are unaware of its reality and are oblivious of the pleasure that is derived after one makes this dedication. Otherwise, if people had caught a whiff of the pleasure and comfort of which I speak, they would enter this field with countless hopes and aspirations. The Personal Experience of the Promised Messiah as and His Advice I am myself experienced in this way and have felt this pleasure and delight merely by the grace and bounty of Allah Almighty. My desire is such that if the price of dedicating my life for the sake of Allah the Exalted be that I die, and then come back to life, only to die once more and come back to life again, each time my passion would only increase with pleasure. Therefore, I am myself experienced in this and have felt these effects. Allah the Exalted has instilled such fervour in me for this dedication that even if I was told that there would be no spiritual reward and benefit in this dedication, and there would only be pain and grief, I could still not refrain from this service to Islam. Therefore, I consider it an obligation to advise my community and convey this 1 al-Baqarah, 2:113