Message of Peace - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Message of Peace - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Message of Peace - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
32MESSAGE OF PEACEbeen labeled as deceitful or imposters. On the contrary, itclearly proclaims that Prophets appeared in every nation andin every township and laid the foundation of peace betweenall the peoples. Alas, this Messenger of Peace is abused andtreated with contempt by all peoples alike.O my dear countrymen, I have not expressed this view tooffend you or to hurt your sensibilities in any way. But I dodesire to submit, in all sincerity, that those who have made ittheir second nature to vilify the Prophets of other faiths andconsider this unjustified behaviour to be a part of their faithcommit an act of unwarranted interference in others’ affairs.They not only sin against God, but they are also guilty ofsowing the seed of discord and enmity among mankind. Nowanswer me with hand on heart: if someone abuses another’sfather or accuses another’s mother of unchaste conduct, willthis not be tantamount to assailing the honour of his fatherhimself? If anyone retaliates with similar abuses, will it not beappropriate to say that in reality the blame lies with the personwho initiated it? In that case he himself would be the offenderof his parents’ honour.God, through the Holy Qur’an, has cultivated refined andrespectful etiquettes. He admonishes: 22 In other words, do not even abuse the idols of the nonbelieverslest they abuse your God out of ignorance. (surah al-An‘am, al-juzw, 7) 22. (al-An‘am, 6:109)
MESSAGE OF PEACE 33Now consider that this is the Qur’anic teaching despite thefact that it treats idols as of no significance. Yet God teachesthe Muslims to abstain from insulting even the idols andadmonishes them instead to adopt a course of gentle persuasionlest they [the idolaters] should be provoked, in turn, toabuse God. The Muslims would then be responsible for suchabuses. What manner of people are they who revile the nameof this great Prophet of Islam and speak of him with utterdisrespect, brutally assailing his honour and tarnishing hisspotless character. He is the highly revered Prophet whosename is held in such awe as when uttered the great Muslimkings vacate their thrones and bow their heads to hiscommands. They consider it an honour to be counted amongthe humblest of his servants. Is this respect not a bounty ofGod? Those who dare insult the recipient of such honour do,in fact, quarrel with God Himself. The Holy ProphetMuhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)holds such a high station with God that to prove his truth Hehas shown the world great miracles. Is this not the work ofHis Mighty hand, which has bowed the heads of 200 millionpeople before Muhammad’s threshold? Granted that everyProphet had many a heavenly signs in his support, but thepeerless signs shown in Muhammad’s support outnumberthem all. They continue to appear even today as they weremanifested in the past.Alas, you cannot understand an argument as plain as this:When the earth is filled with sin and becomes uncouth andwhen wickedness, debauchery, and impertinence weighheavier on the scale of God than acts of righteousness, it isthen that God’s mercy requires of Him to send one of His
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MESSAGE OF PEACE 33Now consider that this is the Qur’anic teaching despite thefact that it treats idols as <strong>of</strong> no significance. Yet God teachesthe <strong>Muslim</strong>s to abstain from insulting even the idols andadmonishes them instead to adopt a course <strong>of</strong> gentle persuasionlest they [the idolaters] should be provoked, in turn, toabuse God. The <strong>Muslim</strong>s would then be responsible for suchabuses. What manner <strong>of</strong> people are they who revile the name<strong>of</strong> this great Prophet <strong>of</strong> Islam and speak <strong>of</strong> him with utterdisrespect, brutally assailing his honour and tarnishing hisspotless character. He is the highly revered Prophet whosename is held in such awe as when uttered the great <strong>Muslim</strong>kings vacate their thrones and bow their heads to hiscommands. They consider it an honour to be counted amongthe humblest <strong>of</strong> his servants. Is this respect not a bounty <strong>of</strong>God? Those who dare insult the recipient <strong>of</strong> such honour do,in fact, quarrel with God Himself. The Holy ProphetMuhammad (may peace and blessings <strong>of</strong> Allah be upon him)holds such a high station with God that to prove his truth Hehas shown the world great miracles. Is this not the work <strong>of</strong>His Mighty hand, which has bowed the heads <strong>of</strong> 200 millionpeople before Muhammad’s threshold? Granted that everyProphet had many a heavenly signs in his support, but thepeerless signs shown in Muhammad’s support outnumberthem all. They continue to appear even today as they weremanifested in the past.Alas, you cannot understand an argument as plain as this:When the earth is filled with sin and becomes uncouth andwhen wickedness, debauchery, and impertinence weighheavier on the scale <strong>of</strong> God than acts <strong>of</strong> righteousness, it isthen that God’s mercy requires <strong>of</strong> Him to send one <strong>of</strong> His
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