The Ocean of Light — Page 43
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS 43 1 He would recite phrases such as الحمد الله المعطى at the start of his speech encouraging the audience to spend. He would say الله الذي يقضى الحاجات أنواع اللواء وَيَحْسِمُ encouraging the audience to be generous and magnanimous. And then he would say إن الله يحب أهل السماح only to encourage والجود والكرم، ويُهلك البخيلين كما أهلك عادًا وإرم the worshippers to spend and line his pockets with gold and silver. Furthermore, if such a person is from among the Sufis-to whom people pledge their allegiance so that God may enable them to remain steadfast on the path of repentance; may instil faith in their hearts and plant the seed of love in them and beautify righteousness in their eyes so that their hearts are opened to deeds of righteousness, piety, godliness 1 All Praise belongs to Allah Who is the Bestower. [Publisher] 2 Allah is the One Who fulfils the needs and safeguards from adversities. [Publisher] 3 Undoubtedly, Allah loves the generous and the magnanimous and destroys the niggardly just as He destroyed Ād and Iram. [Pub- lisher]