What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 78
I 78 \. Human efiort is of two kinds. One aims at the shelf through the ·kernel. The other aims at the kernel through the shell. Those who aim at the kernel through the shell may or may not suc- ceed. 1. \tfore often than not, they fail. But those who aim at the shell through the kernel obtain the shell as well as tht>. kernel. The Holy Prophet and his earl~· followers were devoted entirely to religion, but they did not fail to achi~vc worldly greatness. It is but natural that those who. achieve religion should also achieve the. world. But those who achieve the world rna y not achieve re- ligion. Those who. seek the world often lose their religion. They plan to find religion after they have found · the world, but in the attempt lose whatever religion they have. Accordingly, the Promised Messiah (following the example of the Holy Prophet} invited people to faith and did so in the name of God. There were