Allah the Exalted — Selected Writings of the Promised Messiah
Introduction
In this foundational discourse on the existence and attributes of God Almighty, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) passionately expounds upon the living reality of Allah, Who speaks, hears, and manifests His beauty to those who sincerely seek Him.
Book Series: Selections from the Writings of the Promised Messiah Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS) Compiler: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV (RH) Section: Theology & Divinity Navigation: Previous: « Preface | Book Series Archive | Next: The Divine Appearance »
Excerpt 1
Our paradise is in our God. Our highest delight is in our God for we have seen Him and have found every beauty in Him. This wealth is worth procuring though one may have to lay down one’s life to procure it. This ruby is worth purchasing though one may have to lose one’s self to acquire it.
O ye, who are bereft, run to this fountain and it will satiate your thirst. It is the fountain of life that will save you. What shall I do, and by what drum shall I make the announcement that this is your God, so that people might hear? What remedy shall I apply to their ears so that they should listen.
If you belong to Allah, rest assured that Allah will indeed belong to you.
[Kashti-e-Nuh; Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 19, pp. 21-22]
[Selected Writings of the Promised Messiah, p. 2]
Excerpt 2
Hearken ye who have ears to hear: What is it that Allah requires of you? Only this that you should become His alone and set up no equal with Him, neither on this earth nor in heaven. Our God is the One Who is alive today as much as He ever was. Likewise, He speaks today as He did in the past; He hears as He used to hear.
To think that He only listens but does not speak in this age is a vain belief. Indeed, He both hears and speaks. All His attributes are eternal and everlasting. None of His attributes were ever suspended, nor will they ever be.
He is the same Unique Being Who has no associate. He has neither son nor wife, and He is the same Eternal Being Who is peerless, and there is none like unto Him… There is no one similar to Him in His attributes; none of His powers ever wane. He is near, yet far; distant, yet close…
He is the Highest of the high, yet it cannot be said that there is anyone below Him (farther than He). He is in Heaven, but it cannot be said that He is not on earth. He combines in Himself all the most perfect attributes and manifests the virtues which are truly worthy of praise. He is the Fountainhead of all excellence.
He is the All Powerful. Everything good originates from Him and to Him all things return. All possessions belong to Him, and in Him all excellences combine. He is free from blemish, without weakness.
He is Unique in His right to be worshipped by all who dwell on the earth or belong to heaven.
[Al Wasiyyat: Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 20, pp. 309,310]
[Selected Writings of the Promised Messiah, p. 3]