Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 68
68 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Meaning, hell is a fire, the source of which is God’s wrath, and it comes into being due to sin, first overtaking the heart. This clearly demonstrates that the source of this fire is the grief, agony and desires which surround man. For all spiritual pun - ishments first begin from the heart, just as the fountainhead of all spiritual pleas - ures is the heart—and rightly so; the starting point ought to be the heart, because the heart is the source of faith and faithlessness. The bud of faith or faithlessness grows first from the heart, and then affects the entire body and all of its parts, and encompasses one’s entire being. So remember that heaven or hell is something that a person takes with them from this world. It ought to be remembered also that paradise and hell are not like this physical world, rather they both spring and stem from spiritual matters. It is true, of course, that they will definitely take on a physical form in the next life and one will be able to observe them in an apparent manner. This is a very important subject which has led our whole nation to be deceived. It is due to their misunderstanding this deeper reality that some have even denied the existence of God, while others have accepted the concept of reincarnation. Some have suggested one thing, while others have proposed something else. If God Almighty gives me an opportunity, it is my intention to discuss this extensively. It all depends on His will and if He gives me the ability; otherwise, I do not even have the power to utter a single word. ” Three Forms of Life His Holiness as began by speaking about the soul, and said: “Three forms of life are known: vegetative, animal and human. Some physicians believe that plant life possesses sense and feeling. As such, there are many trees and plants of this sort, which are affected by various stimuli. For example, the mimosa pudica plant withers as soon as someone touches it; there are other trees as well that are simi - lar in nature. It seems as if God has created an intermediary state in all things. Between plants and animals, the intermediary state is occupied by those plants which possess sense and feeling, and a substantial degree of human intellect. It is on account of misunderstanding this very intermediary state of things that some have been misled to believe that human beings evolved from apes, even though this is absolutely false. All these intermediary states that are present in various creations, demonstrate a unity of creation (wahdat-e-khalqi), and thus serve as an argument in favour of the existence of God. But alas, the uninformed and unwor - thy are unable to appreciate this fact. p. 341 ٰ ِن ْ َد َ ْ َو َ ِ َن َْوَْسَْيْ ُق َ ُب َ ُق ََفََكََن ٰ ٰل َ ْد ََفََت َ َّن ََد َ ُم ُثُ