Way of The Seekers — Page 34
34 THE A Prophet is never to tire of giving good advice to his people. Good counsel never goes unrewarded. The Holy Quran is definitely optimistic in this respect and it is a thing worth noting. No wonder the Promised Messiah (on him be peace) who drew for everything he taught on the Holy Quran, held fast to this teaching of the Holy Book. what he said to his followers again and again and in different ways, inspired hope. Once he said: Think not you are sinners. Will your prayers be heard? Do not think like this. Man makes mistakes, but a time comes when he is able to overpower his sinning self This power to overpower the sinning self is also built into the nature of man. Water puts out fire. This is part of its nature. Howsoever you may heat it, when water drops on fire it must put it out. That is natural. So is man a purifier by nature. Every man has this purifying property. Do not feel defeated because you have been involved in sin. Sin is like a stain on the surface of a piece of cloth. It can be washed away. Your habits, your dispositions may be dominated ever so much by your passions. Pray to God weeping, crying. He will not let your prayers go waste. He is full of compassion. (Badr 1907) The Promised Messiah’s message is full of hope. It is the message of the Holy Quran, amplified in his style by the Promised Messiah. The optimism which permeates the Holy Quran is unequaled in any other Holy Book. The way it is amplified by the Promised Messiah is indeed unequaled by any similar writer on the subject. It becomes crystal clear from the Promised Messiah’s words quoted above that human nature has a built-in some- thing which when put to use washes away all sin and the sought-for resulting improvement is there for all to see. Is Natural Man Good or Bad?