(At Ahmadiyya buildings, Lahore)
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
Rectitude, probity, righteousness, and purity were the blessings of Islam which were inseparably found in Muslims, but now people have become bereft of these attributes. If they observe Salat [Prayer], it is only very rarely. Mosques are lying deserted. No worshippers can be seen. There was a time when it was hard for a worshipper to find mosques. Most of those who pray, pray for show because they are bereft of the impact of blessings of real Salat and its fruits. Whereas the Christians got rid of their worries by killing off Jesus (as), most Muslims have found salvation in the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain (ra).
The Means to Extinguish the Fire of Carnal Passions
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
It is difficult to get out of the quagmire of carnal passions. If Allah the Exalted has decreed for someone that He should bestow upon him some measure of blessings, then He shows him some wonder or extraordinary Sign or some heart-captivating manifestation of His own Being. Without this, the impurity of heart cannot be cleansed, and the fire of lustfulness cannot be extinguished.
The Effects of Heedlessness and Audacity
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
The degree to which one is bestowed abundance of the means of worldly luxury and extravagance, is that very degree that he becomes arrogant by becoming unmindful and heedless of God and to the same degree his arrogance grows. I was stoned in Amritsar. I was maltreated in Sialkot. All these are, indeed, the effects of heedlessness and audacity.
A Divine Promise
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
God has vouchsafed me a firm promise, and there is not the slightest doubt about it, and it is:
بادشاہ تیرے کپڑوں سے برکت ڈھونڈیں گے
Kings shall seek blessings from thy garments.
After this revelation, those kings were also shown [to me].
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
The good fortune of Muslims lies in this very idea that Jesus (as) should die. Now that very age has come that the thinking [of people] is changing. Some will accept and some will pass away. The rest will become so weak that they will not have any ability left and their existence will be equal to their non-existence. Therefore, let Jesus die for therein lies the life of Islam.
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
The arrogant one seeks to sit upon the throne of God. Therefore, you should always seek refuge from this vile trait. Even if all the promises of God Almighty are with you, you should still show humility because only the one who shows humility is dear to God.
Look, the successes of our Holy Prophet (sas) were such that the likes of them are not found in any of the previous Prophets, yet as God bestowed all the more success [upon him], he grew all the more humble.
An incident is recorded that once a man was caught and brought to the Holy Prophet (sas). When the Holy Prophet looked at him, he was trembling and terrified. When he came close, the Holy Prophet (sas) asked him very gently and kindly, ‘Why are you so frightened? After all, I am also a human being like you, and I am the son of a woman.’
No One can Fathom the Prudence of God Almighty
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
When an issue becomes too contentious, God Almighty takes the decision into His own hand. I have been preaching for twenty-six years and have accomplished all the preaching so far as was possible. Now it is for Him to manifest His power and pass Judgement. One who has resolved not to accept me no matter what happens and whose rancour has become extreme—his case is consigned verily to God Himself. One should not persist with him. No one can fathom the providence of God. These are Divine prerogatives. He can draw to Himself whomsoever He pleases and reject whomsoever He pleases.
Look, the person of the Holy Prophet (sas) was a mercy for the world, as Allah the Exalted says:
وَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰکَ اِلَّا رَحْمَۃً لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ1
But was he a mercy for Abu Jahl? They must have thought that he was an orphan child not long ago, that he used to graze sheep, that he was weak and poor, that he could not even afford marriage. In short, these kinds of thoughts must have crossed their minds, but little did those unfortunate people know that this very orphan would one day be the emperor and the saviour of the world.2
1 And We have sent you not but as a mercy for all peoples (Surah al-Anbiya’, 21:108). [Publisher]
2 Al-Hakam, vol. 12, no. 49, 50, p. 3, dated 26, 30 August 1908