Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 146
146 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad by the plague. Now, due to the wrongdoing, sin and transgression of the people, the plague is spreading widely. Those who are referred to as scholars have no fear in hiding the truth. When the characteristics of the two classes mentioned in this prayer have shown themselves to hold true in the present age, we come to know categorically about the third group as well. A natural ability that humans possess is that if they are able to ascertain three of four things, they can success- fully deduce the nature of the fourth, and they can hold a confident expecta- tion. Hundreds and thousands have entered Christianity, the people continue to join those who incur the wrath of God, and so now, God desires to bring forth a class of people upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings. When a prayer asking to be among these blessed people is made in Surah Fatihah and there is also a promise to that effect in Surah Nur, it may be clearly determined that the words in Surah Nur establish that the supplication made in Surah Fatihah has been accepted. Now, the third class of people is of those who are the recipients of God’s blessings, and I trust that God Almighty will raise this group of people in the present area with lustre. This is the work of God, which shall undoubtedly be done. However, Allah the Exalted desires to give people a share of spiritual reward so that they may prove worthy of attaining paradise, as was the case in the time of God’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. God Almighty had the power to grant His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, every form of victory without the support of his companions, but no, He included the companions as well, so that they could become the elect of God. In view of this custom, our community too is faced with a similar situation, in that they are inconvenienced on an ongoing basis and they are asked to donate their wealth in the way of God. Two Important Tasks of the Promised Messiah At present, I have two important tasks at hand: firstly, that my message is propa- gated in Arabia; secondly, that the message is fully conveyed and clarified with- out a shadow of doubt to the people of Europe. The Arabs are significant because internally they possess the truth, and a large segment of them perhaps do not even know that God has established a divine dispensation. It is my responsibility to convey this message to them, and if I do not, I shall be guilty of sin. Similarly, the people of Europe also deserve to know where they have erred—they have deified a man and thus, distanced themselves from the True God. The state of Europe has p. 131