Seerat-i-Tayyiba — Page 27
27 There never is a moment In my life when thoughts Of thee are not in my mind Brimful, and overflowing. My soul is thine in the fullest And most absolute surrender; And my body as well, With all its force, Longs to fly to thee Ah, how I long I had The power of flight!” ( Aeena Kamalat-I-Islam ) The ardor of love and Ishq which overflows from these words does not call for any comment. Would to God that Ahmadi young men try to warm up their hearts with a spark of this love. And would to God that non-Ahmadi friends too learn to recognize the grandeur of the Reformer in regard to whom the Holy Prophet himself has said that: “The Messiah t o appear among the Muslims would have such close spiritual contact with me that after his demise, his soul shall be kept with my own soul. ” ( Kitabul Wafaa Li Ibnil Jauzee and Mishkaat, and Hujajul Kiraamah. ) 12 The unfailing concomitant of this Ishq is a spirit of sacrifice, of devotion, and an overwhelming jealousy for the fair name and honor of the beloved; and all these qualities we find in the Promised Messiah, in the highest degree and quality, in all matters where the honor of the Holy Prophet or the interests of Islam are concerned. Referring to the false and dirty propaganda of Christian missionaries against the Holy Prophet, the Promised Messiah says in one place: “ Christian missionaries have fabricated numberless accusations and objections against the Holy Prophet, (peace be on him); and by means of this