The Turkish Peace — Page 60
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 60 In truth, the humiliations being inflicted on the Muslim world are not so much afflictions of the earth as they are visitations from heaven. These circumstances have arisen owing to the Muslims turning away from the clear teachings of the Holy Qur’an and their only salvation lies in offering a suitable atonement for their past negligence, in reforming their character and by passing on to the world the message they have been entrusted to deliver. God Almighty has decreed on Muslims as a duty that they spread the message of Islam to all the corners of the earth. But they cast aside this obligation as though it had less value than a piece of straw. Then did God Almighty make it clear to them that the fulfilment of this obligation was not for His benefit, but for their own. Even if there was not a single person who had faith in Islam, it would make no difference to the divinity and holiness of Allah the Exalted. The difference would come in the faith of the Muslims and in their security. Therefore, even now the only remedy which might grant Muslims respite from these calamities is that they take a stand for the sake of the victory of Islam. Political power did not come to Muslims before Islam, it followed afterwards. Today if Islam is established once more, political power will come again. Know well