The Ocean of Light — Page 31
31 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS has stolen the light from their hearts and in its place deposited arrogance, pride and adulation. He has made their actions look virtuous in their own eyes, and hence they prefer pride and act impetuously. They are very happy when people come to them, and are beside themselves with glee when their companions shower praise upon them. They love to be praised for what they have not done, and desire that their sins are not called sins, even if they were to commit crimes. This is what has incited them to wilful blindness, barred them from accepting the truth, and made them lose their way in the wilderness. They show great zeal in matters of this wretched world, but fall down like the dead when faced with religious campaigns. They do not rise wholeheartedly for the tasks that have been ordained for them; whereas for their inciting self they stand firm like a clever and determined person. They devour anything that conforms to their base desires, even if it is from the hands of [Christian] missionaries; and