Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 168
168 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Purpose of My Advent It is for this reason that I desire to inculcate such faith in God that when a person believes in Him, they are saved from the poison of sin, their nature and dispo- sition is transformed, a death overtakes them and they are granted a new life, so that their heart begins to loathe sin instead of deriving pleasure from it. An individual who becomes like this can say that they have recognised God. In real- ity, God knows well that divine insight has disappeared in the present age. No religion has remained which can elevate a person to this station and develop such a nature within them. I cannot express disappointment in any one particular reli- gion, for this calamity is affecting the whole of society at large and this epidemic has now become dangerously widespread. I can truthfully say that if a person believes in God, they can become an angel. In fact, the angels prostrate before them and they are filled with divine light. Therefore, when an age dawns upon the people where insight of God vanishes and destruction and abundant transgression becomes prevalent, when fear of God disappears and the rights which are owed to God are given to other human beings, in such a state of affairs, God Almighty bestows divine insight upon a man and commissions him. That man is subjected to mockery and abuse, and grief and suffering is inflicted upon him by every possible avenue. Ultimately, however, the one who is commissioned by God prevails and spreads the light of truth throughout the world. As such, in this era, God has appointed me and has bestowed upon me the light of divine insight. There is no curse that has not been uttered against me and no method of inflicting grief upon me has been spared. However, I listen to all of these profanities and am forever willing to endure all of these pains. God Almighty knows well that I do this not artificially, in fact, it is my obligation to hear such things because those who sit on the seat that I have been given have always been treated in this manner. 1 The Mission of the Promised Messiah This movement has been established for more than twenty five years. This is a significant portion of one’s life. It is a span of time in which a child can be born and then go on to have children of its own. It is due to the grace of God that at precisely the right time He blessed us with His support and had mercy on 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 17, dated 10 May 1901, pp. 1-4 p. 152