Message of Peace - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

MESSAGE OF PEACE 11It is a common experience that calamities which cannot beaverted by ordinary measures, and the difficulties which seeminsurmountable, very often respond to the power ofunanimity. Hence it would be against the dictates of wisdomfor one to not benefit from the blessings of unanimity. TheHindus and the Muslims are two great nations inhabiting thiscountry. It is hard to believe that either of the two, forinstance the Hindus, would one day gain total dominationover the Muslims, and turn them out of this country altogether.Likewise, it is not possible for Muslims to expel theHindus from their homeland. It should always be borne inmind that Hindus and Muslims are indispensable to eachother in this country. If one is beset with a calamity, the otherwill inescapably share it. If either one intends to humiliate theother, out of egoistic pride or vanity, then it will not escapethe consequent disgrace itself. And if anyone among themfalls short of showing concern for his neighbour, then he toowill suffer the ill effect of his callousness. Anyone whocontemplates annihilation of the other is like one who sawsoff the branch on which he is sitting. With the Grace ofAllah, you have also got a measure of education; it behovesyou now to eschew grudge and promote mutual love. Similarly,the dictates of your wisdom require that you abandonthe course of callousness and adopt an attitude of compassionand sympathy. The hardship of this life is like unto a journeyin a desert in the midst of summer on a hot sunny day. Itwould be futile to take this arduous journey without coolwater. It is the cool water of mutual love which you so direlyneed to extinguish this burning fire and to save you fromdying of thirst.