Precious Pearls — Page 13
15 I’m the Son of Mary but I’ve descended not from the sky; I am Mahdi 4 , too, but without sword and fighting. I am not concerned with the country or the battles; My task is to conquer the hearts, not the land. (39/268-269) I am that water that came from the heavens on time; I am that light of God by which the day became evident. (39/358) It was time for the Messiah not someone else’s time If I had not come, someone else would have come! (44/15) Much like the teachings of Jesus Christ himself, the exhortations of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad are to use a modern-day epithet pacifist in nature. He strongly abhors the use of violence, particularly for achieving religious objectives. In fact, much like the person with whose traits and characteristics he was supposed to be imbued with, he recommends turning the other cheek. Following are a few examples: O my dear ones 5 , adopt the habit of patience and tolerance; If they spread foul smell, you become the musk of Tatar. (39/333) On hearing abuse, you should pray for them; for pain, You give comfort. If they show pride, you show humility. Do not worry if they hurl invectives every moment, Leave them alone if they publish such announcements. You remain calm after seeing excesses in their journals Don’t say a word if they strike and beat you up badly. Don’t grieve after seeing the wrath and violence of people; The spring-rain is in need of excessive heat. (39/336-339) Although Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be a prophet 6 of God and the manifestation of the second coming of Jesus Christ, he did not bring a new faith or religious law. In fact he claimed, and prided in the fact, that he was subordinate to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He followed the religion of Islam to the letter and was totally averse to changing even the smallest edict or command in this faith. If anything, he spent his entire life proving the excellence of this faith and its obvious pre-eminence over all other religions prevalent in the world: We wearied our mind by searching all around; No Faith did we find like as the Faith of Muhammad. There is no religion that can show such signs, This fruit we ate only from Muhammad’s orchard. We have experimented with Islam by our own self; It is light pure light. Awake and see as we announce. We looked at other Faiths, there was no light in them; If we concealed the truth, would someone point it out! (12/1-4) I swear by God Who created me, that now This is the only Faith acceptable to God under the skies. (29/2)