What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 77
( 77 ) education, Muslim industry, Muslim comJilerce, Muslim politics. These ideals are far from the ideal which the Holy Prophet had in view. The Prophet was not -interested in the promotion of a comrimnity which called itself - Muslim. . He would not have been happy if more· and more persons called themselves Muslims. · He was interested in real Muslims. A real Muslim, according to the Quran, has 'his face ever- turned towards God' (2:113). Such a· Muslim lives for God. His own aims and ambi- tions and whatever he cares for in the \Vorld, are subordinated to the needs and requirements of religion. The subordi- nation of worldly needs to the needs of -religion seems a simple matter but it con- stitutes an important point of difference between Islam and other religionsr Islam does ·not · forbid us to strive for political prosperity. But Islam does- require us to be different from others~