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140 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the One). The meaning of Samad is He Who is eternally Self-Sufficient in His very nature and Being, and Who does not depend on anyone else. If one believes in the concept of the Trinity, one would have to accept that God is dependent. ” 11 March 1901 All Happiness is Tied to Faith The Promised Messiah as said: “All happiness is tied to faith. ” 1 21 March 1901 Ecstasy and Joy Have No Relationship with Spirituality The Promised Messiah as said: “You will observe certain people who are overcome by a state of ecstasy and joy upon hearing Sufi poetry and verse. However, when these very same people are called, for example, to bear testimony, they will avoid doing so and say: ‘Please excuse us, because we are related to one of the relevant parties; do not involve us in the issue at hand. ’ So these people will not vouch for the truth. One should not be misled by the ‘ecstasy’ and ‘joy’ experienced by such people. When they are subjected to a trial, they are unable to furnish proof of their truthfulness. The ecstasy and joy of such people is not worthy of praise. The joy and state of ecstasy experienced by such people is a temporary phenom- enon; it is a natural state. There are even some who reject Islam and who harbour animosity against the holy, yet they partake of this state of joy. There was a preju- diced Hindu who would feel exhilarated when reading the Mathnawi by Maulvi Rumi, may Allah have mercy on him, even though he was an enemy of Islam. Would you say that a snake is holy because it is entranced by the sound of a flute? Or would you say that a camel is godly because it is intoxicated by the sound of a melodious voice? The excellence of truth, which results in the pleasure of God Almighty, is for one to show loyalty to Him. Even the few deeds such a one performs outweighs the many deeds of others. Let us take the example of a man who has two servants. One servant presents himself before his master numerous times throughout the day and greets him, and constantly remains in his company, while the other one comes to him only rarely. However, the master gives the for- mer a meagre wage but gives the latter much more. For he knows that when the 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 12, dated 31 March 1901, pp. 9-10 p. 125