Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 127
Undated 127 newspaper, they can also pay in advance. This matter is in their own hand. ُ وَالس َّاَلَم ُ وَالس َّاَلَم [ Was-sal a m— And peace be with you]. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Parents’ Obedience under Threat to Life An Afghan has been residing in Qadian for a while to gain religious education. He hails from an area where the expression of his belief and faith can result in his murder. Recently his parents have called him to his country. He faces the dilemma that if he returns, there is fear that people there may try to kill him if they come to know that he denies the concepts of a bloody Mahdi and Jihad, and if he does not go then he is disobedient to his parents. Thus, he asked the Promised Messiah as what he should do in such a situation. The Promised Messiah as stated in response: ُ َاتُه ک َ ْكُم ْ وَرَحْمَة ُ هللا ِ وَبَر ی اَلس َّاَلَم ُ عَلَ ُ َاتُه ک َ ْكُم ْ وَرَحْمَة ُ هللا ِ وَبَر ی اَلس َّاَلَم ُ عَلَ [Peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you]. Since the Holy Quran directs to obey parents in matters that are not contrary to the Shariah, therefore, it is better to obey to the extent of joining them, and if it is felt that there is a danger of murder or arrest then separate immediately from them because it is not permissible to put oneself in peril. Similarly, it is unlawful to oppose parents. Thus, in this way, both directives of the Holy Quran can be acted upon. ُ وَالس َّاَلَم ُ وَالس َّاَلَم [ Was-sal a m— And peace be with you]. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. 1 1. Badr , vol. 6, no. 7, p. 4, dated 14 February 1907