Divine Source of the Revelations — Essence of Islam Vol. 4

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 4), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Divine Source of the Revelations, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 4)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 3: Status of the Promised Messiah (as)
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All Bounties earned through the
Holy Prophetsa and the Holy Qur’an Through the blessing of obedience and love for the Holy Prophetsa, and by virtue of following God’s Holy Word, the Gracious One has bestowed the singular favour of His converse upon this humble one. He has graced me with spiritual knowledge, and has revealed many hidden secrets to me. He has filled the bosom of this humble one with countless verities and points of wisdom. He has informed me repeatedly that all these gifts and favours, and all this grace and beneficence, and all this kindness and attention, and all these bounties and support, and all this converse and discourse are entirely due to my obedience and love for the Seal of Prophetssa. 14
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol.1, pp. 645-646, footnote 11]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 20]

I believe in all the revelations which are being bestowed upon me from God Almighty as I believe in the Torah, the Gospels, and the Holy Qur’an. I have knowledge and cognizance of God… Therefore, I fully partake of His pure revelation as far as a human being can partake of it when in 14 The beauty of my companion has made its imprint upon me; Otherwise, I am the same dust that I have always been.[Publisher] Status of the Promised Messiahas perfect nearness to Him. When a man is put into the blazing fire of Divine love—as all Prophetsas have been—then the revelations which he receives are not accompanied by confused dreams. Rather, just as dry fodder is burned in an oven, so are all his apprehensions and self-induced thoughts put to fire, and there remains only the pure revelation from God. And such revelation is bestowed only upon those who, in this very world, take the colour of the Prophetsas with complete purification, love and devotion, as on page 504, line 18 of Brahin-eAhmadiyyah,15 the following revelation is mentioned with regard to myself: That is, ‘An appointed one of God, in the mantle of Prophets.’ Therefore, I have not been sent with doubtful and conjectural revelation. Rather, I have been sent with definite and certain revelation…. I declare in the name of God, Who controls my life, that I have been informed with categorical arguments—and I am informed continuously—that whatever is conveyed to me and is vouchsafed upon me as revelation is from God and not from Satan. I believe in it as I believe in the existence of the sun and the moon, or as I believe that two and two make four. It is true, however, that when I give my opinion with regard to the religious law or when I interpret a 15 This reference appears on page 501 of the London Edition of Ruhani Khaza’in. [Publisher] revelation on my own, it is possible that I might make a mistake, but in such a case I am not permitted to persist in error and Divine mercy soon points out for me the way to its true interpretation. Indeed, my soul is nurtured in the lap of angels.
[Majmu‘ah Ishtiharat, vol. 3, pp. 154-155]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 20]

And my Lord has drawn me towards Himself and has appointed a good place for me and has perfected His favours unto me and, having rescued me from involvement with worldly affairs and undesirable indulgences, has conducted me to His holy place and has bestowed upon me that which He has bestowed and has made me among the recipients of revelation and the Muhaddathin. I did not possess any worldly provision nor did I own horses or command cavalry, but I have been bestowed steeds of the pen and have been provided with the jewellery of letters and have been favoured with the light which saves me from stumbling and guides me aright. This divine and heavenly wealth has enriched me, has removed my poverty, has illumined me, and has lit up my night Status of the Promised Messiahas and has admitted me to the rank of those who have been favoured with bounties.
[Nur-ul-Haq, Ruhani Khaza’in, Part 1, vol. 8, pp. 38-39]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 22]

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[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 21, p. 145]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 23]

I cannot say what I have done that has made me the recipient of this divine favour, but I feel my heart involuntarily drawn towards God Almighty with such deep loyalty that it cannot be restrained by any other consideration. So all this is pure Divine bounty. I have never submitted myself to rigorous physical discipline, nor have I subjected myself to hard exercises like some contemporary Sufis, nor did I undertake retreat in complete mystic solitude. Nor, indeed, have I done anything by of asceticism which is contrary to the practice of the Holy Prophetsa, or which may be objectionable according to the Word of God Almighty. Indeed, I have always felt abhorred by the fakirs and those who introduce all sorts of innovations in faith. However, during the lifetime of my father, when his death was approaching, it so happened that I saw in a dream a holy man who was elderly and had a pure countenance, and he pointed out to me that it is the tradition of the family of the Holy Prophetsa to observe some days of fasting in 16 I am the water that has descended from heaven at its due time;
I am the Divine light, which has illumined the day. [Translator] order to attract the heavenly lights; thus pointing out that I too should observe this tradition. Hence, I thought it appropriate to observe fasts for some time. But, at the same time, I felt that it would be better not to disclose this to anyone. So I would have my meals delivered to me in the men’s quarters of the house and gave them away to some orphans with whom I had arranged that they should come at specified times. Thus I would spend all day fasting. No one, except God, knew about these fasts. After a few weeks, I surmised that it was no difficult matter for me to fast when I was still having one full meal everyday. I, therefore, decided to start cutting down on my food intake. I started reducing my food gradually, until I would subsist on one chapatti in the entire day and night. I continued reducing my food in the same manner until I reduced my food intake to a few ounces in 24 hours. This I continued for approximately eight or nine months. Although I was taking so little food as could not suffice even for an infant two or three months old, God Almighty protected me from all ill-effect and illness.
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 23]

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