Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 128
128 thinking and are indifferent to the difficulties with which this Movement is faced, have not acted righteously. God Almighty in His Holy Word says: ‘Allah accepts only from the righteous’ (5:28). This means that it is only the prayer of the righteous that is accepted by God. That is why it has been directed that one should not join a prayer service led by one whose own prayer is not likely to find acceptance. It has ever been the stance of those ho nored in the faith that a person who opposes the truth is gradually deprived of his faith. He who does not believe in the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, is a disbeliever, but he who does not accept the Mahdi and Messiah will also los e his faith, and the end is the same. There is first opposition, and finally faith is lost. This is not a small matter but is a matter involving faith and is a question of heaven and hell. To deny me is not merely to reject me but is the denial of Allah an d His Holy Prophet, on whom be the peace and blessings of Allah. He who denies me, before denying me considers God Almighty (God save us) a liar. He sees that internal and external disorders have exceeded the bounds and he conceives that God Almighty, desp ite His promise: ‘We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation and We shall surely safe guard it’ (15:10) has not taken any measure of reform. On the surface he