The Descent of the Messiah — Page 85
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS revelation descended upon many men and women of earlier dis- pensations, some of whom were not even Prophets, it is essential for this Ummah to also experience categorical Divine revelations so that it is seen as the best of Ummahs, not the lowest. There- fore, God manifested this perfect and absolute example in these latter days. One should not be amazed by such occurrences. The truth is that the salvation of mankind relies on either personally experiencing direct communication with God-but not of the kind that could leave one uncertain whether it is inspired by God or Satan-or attaching oneself to and becoming a companion of someone who has experienced such communication. Evidently, the reason for the profusion of sin in the world is that people do not possess the same level of certainty about the Hereafter as they do with regard to the pleasures, honours, and riches of this world. They do not have the same trust in God as they would have in a box filled with precious gems and pure gold that was in their possession. They do not fear God as much as they fear the governments and officials of this world, and they live lives of hypocrisy. What is the reason for all this? It is because the means and resources of this world are so real to their eyes that religious beliefs seem like nothing in comparison. A question naturally arises here that if salvation is not possi- ble without true certainty, as God says: مَنْ كَانَ فِي هَذِهِ أَعْلَى فَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَعْلَى وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا ! "He who is blind in this world shall also be blind in the after- life, and even worse", then how can one attain salvation without perfect certainty? And if salvation cannot be achieved by follow- 1 Bani Isrā'īl, 17:73 [Publisher] 85