Malfuzat – Volume I

Title Copyright Contents Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian About the Promised Messiah(as)A Note About the Translation Preface Introduction Foreword Quote 1891 The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah(as)The Types of Faith 1895 The Oath of Allegiance and Repentance The Reality of Sin and Repentance Prayer is an Antidote Repentance is an Essential Component of the Oath of Allegiance A Superficial Oath of Allegiance is Useless An Exhortation to Offer Tahajjud To Bear Hardship for the Sake of Allah the Exalted Do Not Adopt Hypocritical Ways An Injustice Against Islam Islam is a Benefactor of Other Religions 1896 One Ought to Pray for One’s Opponents 1897 December 1897 The First Address of the Promised Messiah(as) at the Annual Convention on 25 December 1897 An Exhortation on Righteousness Harmony in One’s Words and Deeds The Blessings of Righteousness Spiritual Provision for a Righteous Person Obligations and Voluntary Deeds Every Action Ought to Be in Accordance with the Will of God Even Those in the Company of the Righteous Are Safeguarded The Righteous Receive Glad Tidings in this Very World Trials Are Necessary The Perfect Moral Example A Righteous One Beholds the Hereafter in the Present Life Three Stages of Knowledge Who is Blind?A Righteous Person A Virtuous Servant Good Deeds Are Best if Concealed The Battle Between Ostentation and Forbearance Two Blessed Parties that Tread the Path of God Sincerity and Patience Steadfastness One Must Bear Trials to Become a Saint Two Paths of Progress The Spiritual Quest Spiritual Magnetism Faith in the Unseen The Observance of Prayer Spending from the Provision of Allah Provision Learning Reaches Perfection in Stages A True Religion is One that Nurtures the Human Faculties The Meaning of the Islamic Veil Disciplined and Proper Use of the Human Faculties Live a Life of Humility and Modesty Distinction Amongst Castes Who Are the Righteous?The Holy Quran Is a Perfect Guidance A Magnificent Miracle of the Noble Prophet(sa)The Holy Quran Possesses Every Truth The Messiah and the Mahdi The Similarity between the Dispensations of Moses(as) and Muhammad(sa)The Rank of the Holy Prophet(sa) and His Companions The Reality of Jihad An Exhortation for the Community The Advent of the Messiah in the Israelite and Ishmaelite Dispensations The Death of Jesus(as)What Special Relation Does the Messiah Possess with This Age?A Universal Sign in Support of the Promised Messiah The Promised Messiah’s Place of Advent Heavenly and Earthly Calamities The Second Address of the Promised Messiah(as) at the Annual Convention on 28 December 1897 after Zuhr Prayer Everyone Prepare Themselves for their Journey to the Afterlife Belief in the Existence of Allah Almighty Belief in the Hereafter The Lives of the Pious The Meaning of ‘Ribat’Spiritual Struggle and Exercise A Distinction of the Arabic Language Islam was Granted Two Strengths in War The Present Era Calls for Feats in Spiritual Battle Jihad in the Present Age The Present Era Calls for the Pen The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah One Ought to Make Use of Reason Every Commandment of the Quranic Teaching is Underpinned by Purpose and Wisdom The God of Islam The Imprint of God’s Unity is Present in Every Aspect of Nature The Teaching of the Quran is Attested by the Law of Nature The Need for Revelation True Insight The Radiance of Revelation How to Attain Success in this World and the Hereafter Harmony in One’s Words and Actions Act Upon My Counsel The Study of Modern Sciences True Philosophy Lies in the Quran Make the Modern Sciences Subservient to Islam The Proper Time for Religious Education and Training The Effect of Company Become Virtuous and Righteous So that Your Reason May Be Illumined and Enlightened One Virtue Begets Another The Reward of a Good Deed is Never Wasted What is Virtue?Who is a True Muslim?The Manner in which to Attain the Honour of Serving Islam True Gratitude Is in Adopting Righteousness and Purity Righteousness Fills Others with Awe The Aspects of Righteousness The Miracles of Our Noble Prophet(sa)The Eloquence and Articulacy of the Holy Quran The Comprehensive Nature of the Holy Quran A Challenge of the Holy Quran The Excellence of a Miracle The Teaching of the Gospel was Specific to Its Era The Quran Is for All Eras The Need for the Holy Quran after the Torah The Second Difference between the Teaching of the Holy Quran and the Torah The Holy Quran Presents Arguments and Proofs by Itself Physical and Spiritual Miracles The Law of Nature Cannot be Restricted It Is Unwise to Consider the Powers and Wonders of God to Be Limited The Purpose of Prophetic Miracles Intelligent is He Who Recognises a Prophet The Reason for Naming the Quran ‘The Reminder’The Present Era Has Brought a Heavenly Teacher The State of the Present Age and the Need for a Reformer The Advancement of Today is Also a Miracle of Islam Ill-Thinking The Moral Miracles of the Holy Prophet(sa)Our Community Ought to Make Progress in Morality A Magnificent Glad-Tiding for the Ahmadiyya Community Third Address of the Promised Messiah(as) at the Annual Convention on 30 December 1897 Sympathy and Compassion for Friends Principles of the Acceptance of Prayer Conditions for the Acceptance of Prayer Save Our Prayers from Being Wasted Three States of the Human Soul Nothing in the World is Empty of Benefit Without a Soul at Rest One Cannot Attain Salvation The Purpose of Human Existence Miracles Two Schools of Thought Among the Mystics—Oneness of Being and Oneness of Witnessing The Servitude of the Holy Prophet(sa)Two Forms of Divine Power The Stage at which the Godly Perform Actions of Divine Nature Fear the Insight of a Believer The Unparalleled Status of the Unlettered Prophet Before Praying One Must Exert their Faculties to the Fullest The Properties of Things Are Another Name for Knowledge The Purpose of the Supplication ‘Guide Us in the Right Path’A Community Blessed with God’s Mercy The Affinity of Muslims with Heavenly Knowledge Morals Are the Sign of a Person’s Virtue The Graciousness and Mercy of God To Beg is Human and to Bestow is Divine Guidance to Seek True Insight The Meaning of Wisdom What Are Morals?The Lofty Morals of the Noble Messenger(sa)The Purification of the Soul and Success For Every Illness There Is a Cure—The Broader Connotation Two Forms of Old Age A Transformation of Morals Is Possible Through Struggle and Prayer Two Perspectives on the Transformation of Morals Three Conditions of Repentance Who is Truly Mighty?High Moral Excellences Are a Magnificent Miracle Do Not Disregard My Advice A Sinner is One Who Severs their Relationship with God Almighty in This Life A Person Who Strives Towards God Never Fails The Miracle of Morals Safeguard the Dignity and Honour of the Community The Pure Example of Ikrimah Sound Doctrine and Good Deeds The Timings of Prayer Are an Illustration that Reflect Man’s Spiritual Conditions 14 January 1898 Remember the Hereafter 14 January 1898 The Sign of a Truthful Person and a Liar 15 January 1898 Doctrines of the Shia Faith The Food of the People of the Book 15 January 1898 Worldly Achievements and Joys Are Not Everlasting The Difference between the Success of a Believer and a Non-Believer Blessed Is the One Who Adheres to Righteousness at Times of Prosperity and Joy An Address by the Promised Messiah(as) Delivered on 18 January 1898 Divine Decree Worship Has Been Invested with Pleasure and Delight The Reality of the Relationship between Man’s Servitude and Divine Providence The Cause for Not Deriving Pleasure in Prayer and Its Cure The Spirit in the Essential Parts of the Prayer True Prayer Turning towards Anything besides Allah Making Recourse to Means Is Also an Aspect of Prayer The Secret Behind a Divinely Commissioned One’s Call for Help The Philosophy of Sin and Methods of Safeguarding Oneself The ‘Greatest Name’ of Man is Steadfastness A String of Reformers within the Muslim Community The Means for the Acceptance of Prayer 19 January 1898 The Reformer of the Fourteenth Century and His Task A Magnificent Prophecy of Divine Succour and Assistance for the Holy Prophet(sa)The Defence of Islam Through Ahmadiyyat Islam Can Benefit from the Sedition Act 19 January 1898 Atonement Belief in the Atonement Emboldens a Person to Commit Sin Atonement Contradicts the Law of Nature Good Deeds and Righteousness A Righteous Person and One Who Does Good The Spiritual Power of the Holy Prophet(sa)The Actual Purpose of Man’s Creation A Life Devoted to God The Purpose of Man’s Creation Is Worship Two Classes Mentioned in Surah Asr The Right Path The Breast of Man Is the House of Allah and the Heart Is the Black Stone Obey Me and Follow Me Guidance of the Holy Quran for the Perfection of Knowledge and Practice The Opponents of One Divinely Appointed by Allah Lose Their Faith Exhort One Another to Accept Truth Exhort One Another to Be Steadfast The Company of the Truthful All the Insights of the Holy Quran Are Comprised in Surah Fatihah The ‘Mother Attributes’ of Allah Almighty Graciousness and Mercy The Mutual Relationship between Prayer and the Law of Nature The Hindu Concept of God The Christian Concept of God Guidance is Received by the Graciousness of God The Light and Blessings of the Holy Prophet(sa)Guidance to Save Oneself from the Ways of Those Who Have Incurred Divine Displeasure and Those Gone Astray 21 January 1898 Seeking Forgiveness Is a Shield in the Face of Divine Chastisement and Grievous Calamities How to Save Oneself from Divine Chastisement A Course of Morality for the Community The Essence of Ramadan 29 January 1898 Man’s Spiritual Capabilities Are Affected by that which He Worships Provisions by Way of Trial and Provisions by Way of Anointment 30 January 1898 The Truth About the World and Its Pleasures An Address Delivered by the Promised Messiah(as) on 31 January 1898 After Fajr Prayer Man Inherently Seeks to Follow Perfection What Causes the Divinely Commissioned to Be Opposed?The Effect of Apparent Grace The Truth Behind the Holy Quran Taking Oath on Created Entities Is India Dar-ul-Harb?What Does Indignation for Islam Demand?Why Does Christianity Oppose Islam?The Philosophy of the Holy Quran Taking Oath on Created Entities Hidden Insights in the Oaths of God Almighty The Meaning of Giving a Loan to Allah The Reason for the Decline of the Christians A Succession of the Recipients of Revelation and the Reformers The Wisdom Behind a Temporary Cease in Revelation The Jihad of This Era Gratitude is Part of My Nature The Weapon of This Era is the Pen Victory Demands Righteousness Financial Sacrifices Are Needed for the Propagation of Islam Improve in Your Morals and Actions January 1898 An Instruction to Visit the Centre 1 February 1898 Special Guidance for Those Travelling Abroad A Prayer of the Promised Messiah(as)24 February 1898 The Relationship between a Disciple and a Spiritual Guide February 1898 Polygamy The Diverse Nature of God Is a Mercy A Delay in the Acceptance of Prayer Leads to Success The Reason that Punishment Was Averted from the People of Jonah(as)The Interpretation of Offering Eid Prayer in the City The Meaning of ‘The Father of Fire’ and ‘The Woman Carrying Firewood’Prayer Ought to Evoke Desire Excessive Literalism Results in Misguidance February 1898 Those Who Are Mindful of the Hereafter Are Forever Blessed Develop in Yourselves a Pure Transformation An Aspect of God’s Oneness 1 May 1898 The Confiscation of Books Against Islam 2 May 1898 The Temporary World Three Arguments in Support of the Hereafter The Meaning of a ‘Loss of Fruits’The Plague Is a Sign of Divine Wrath The Reason for the Emergence of the Plague The Plague Is a Punishment Unhealthy Environments Give Rise to the Plague The Effect of Physical Cleanliness upon the Inner Self The Properties of Camphor To Make Use of Apparent Means Is Not Forbidden Depend on Allah Almighty Alone Prophecies Warning of Divine Punishment Can Be Averted Through Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness The Measures of the Government in These Days of Plague Are Correct What is Plague?Current Scientific Research Supports Islam The Causes of Plague Obedience to Those in Authority Observe Your Prayers with Strict Regularity The Trial of Abraham(as)Bring About a Change in Yourselves 16 May 1898 Join the Beloved of God 25 July 1898 The Best Response to Abusive Language 1 August 1898 Insights Descend upon the Heart through Divine Succour Consideration for Apparent Means The Evening of 23 August 1898 Why Does Modern Philosophy Give Rise to Irreligiousness?25 August 1898 Present-Day Persian The Breadth of the Arabic Language and the Support of Islam The Spiritual Revolution Brought About by Islam 26 September 1898 Glad Tidings of Success The Excellences of the Arabic Language Four Categories of Signs in Favour of My Truthfulness 3 October 1898 A Dream The Acceptance of Thirty Thousand Prayers The Effects of Prayer in My Arabic Works Glossary