Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 40
40 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad In other words, may God Almighty grant us the delight of our eyes in our wives and children. This can only be possible if they do not lead a life of sin and trans - gression, but rather, live their lives as servants of the Gracious God and give prec - edence to God over all else. Allah the Exalted states clearly in this verse: 1 ًا َم َِمَا ا َِْيَْن ْق َ َت ُ َم ْ ُل ِ ْل َا ْن ْ ُل َ ُع ْجْ َوَ ا And make us a model for the righteous. If one’s progeny is pious and righteous, one will obviously be their leader. In this verse, therefore, one also prays to become righteous themselves. 2 Tranquillity of the Heart Allah the Exalted states: 3 ُُلُْوُْبُ ْق ْلْ ُ ا ُن َْطَْمَِئِ َّت ِ ُهلل ِ ا َر ْ ُك ِ ِّذ ِ َب َا ْل َ ا Aye! it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort. The obvious meaning of these words is that the hearts find comfort in the remem - brance of Allah Almighty. However, the deeper reality and philosophy in this is that when a person remembers Allah Almighty with true sincerity and unswerv - ing loyalty, and constantly believes that they are in the presence of God this impresses upon the heart a fear of God’s grandeur. That very same fear saves a person from committing all that is disliked in the sight of God and prohibited by Him. As a result, one advances in piety and righteousness, until the angels of Allah Almighty descend upon such people and give them glad tidings, and the door of revelation is opened to them. At this time, one begins to see Allah the Exalted, as it were, and observes His most hidden and intricate powers. This is the state when no grief or pain overshadows one’s heart and one’s disposition feels an enduring sense of joy and delight. This is why it is also stated in the Holy Quran at another instance: 4 َُْوَْن َّن َ َّز َْحْ ُي ْ ُم ُھُ َا ْل ََو ْ ُم ِ َھ ْ ْي َ ُل َ ِع َخَْوٌْفٌ َا ْل َوَ No fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve. 1 al-Furqan , 25:75 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 35, dated 24 September 1901, pp. 10-12 3 ar-Ra’d , 13:29 4 al-Baqarah , 2:63