Real Revolution — Page 154
154 then what answer would he give to the question whether or not the Ahmadiyya Movement had succeeded in creating a new heaven and a new earth?. If we search our minds duly in this respect, we would find that all we have done so far is that we have obtained a proper understanding of some of the important questions pertaining to doctrine and belief; we give a portion of our earnings for financing the activities of the Movement; and we have made some personal improvement. All the difference we can claim in comparison with others is only this that whereas the number of those who tell lies is larger among the non-Ahmadis, among us it is perhaps not as large; that whereas large numbers among the non-Ahmadis would be found who do not observe prayer and fasting, the number of such people among the Ahmadis is small; that the non Ahmadis make no effort to take the Islamic teaching to the non-Muslims, while the Ahmadis do so that few among the non-Amadis have any understanding of the Holy. Quran, while knowledge of the Holy Book is tairly abundant among us. Basically speaking. however, the shape of things has remained unaltered: the pattern of life has not changed. . Then how can we say that we have changed the heaven and earth? So far we have not even succeeded in creating in the mind of the general