The Fountain of God’s Unity — Page 32
of which they succeeded and were accepted by God but their people rejected God and consequently they were destroyed. Allah the Exalted had promised Noahas at the time of [inflicting] punishment [upon his people] that He would save those related to him. When the storm approached, one of the sons of Noahs was about to drown. Noahas implored: 'O my Lord, this is my son, to which God replied: 'Silence! He is not your son! If he was your son, then he would have helped you and believed in Me. Since you have established a pure relationship with Me and [vowed] to abstain from shirk, therefore, only those who love Me will be counted among those affiliated with you. ' THE TRUTH ABOUT AHMADIYYAT Thus, O members of the Ahmadiyya Com- munity! God is not our relative. Abstain from shirk and worship [God] so that He may be- come your Guardian. Ponder [the fact] that -32-