Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 254
254 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad time, and new avenues for the preaching of Faith continue to become available. Therefore, this age is one that had been foretold by Allah the Exalted through His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, by saying: ٖ ٗه ِ ُل ُـ ْك ِ ُن ْ ُي ِ ْلْد ا ْي َ ٰل َ ِع َِٗرَٗہ َھ ْ ُظ ُ ْي ِ ْل So that God may cause it (i. e. the Religion of Truth) to prevail over all religions. This is the same age that adds to the grandeur of the words: 1 َْمَِتِْيْ ُع ِ َّن ْ ُم َُْيُْك ُل َ ِع ُ ِت ْ َم َْمَ َّت َ ا ََو ْ ُم َُكُ ْن ْـ ُي ِ َد ْ ُم َُكُ ْل ُ ِت ْ ُل َْمَ ُك َ ا َ ِم َْوْ ْي َْلْ ا This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you. This is an age that has dawned once again for the completion of God’s favour, through the perfection of the propagation of guidance. This is the same era, the same Friday, in which the following prophecy was fulfilled: 2 ْ ُم ِِهِ َب ُْوْا ْق َـ ْح ْ ُل َ ُي َا َم َ ْل ْ ُم ُ ِه ِْنْ َم َ ُن ْ ُي ِ َر َوَٰاَخَ And among others from among them who have not yet joined them. At this time, there has been a spiritual manifestation of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and a community of companions has been established once more. The time for the completion of God’s favour has arrived. But few are those who know. There are many who laugh and mock. However, the time is nigh when God Almighty will show a manifestation accord - ing to His promise, and He will show through His powerful onslaughts that the one He sent as a Warner is true. Advice to the Community I truthfully proclaim that this is an occasion bestowed upon the fortunate by Allah Almighty. Blessed are those who benefit from it. You who hold a relation - ship with me should never, ever, become arrogant with the thought that you have achieved everything. It is true that you are more fortunate than those who have displeased God due to their vehement denial and insult. It is also true that by thinking well you have actively thought about saving yourselves from the wrath 1 al-Ma’idah , 5:4 2 al-Jumu’ah , 62:4 p. 519