MALFUZAT of The Promised Messiah & Mahdias Malfuzat — Volume I Sayings and Discourses of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, on whom be peace, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community First English translation published in the UK, 2018 Published by: Islam International Publications Ltd. Unit 3, Bourne Mills Business Park, Guildford Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9PS, United Kingdom For more information please visit: www.islaminternationalpublications.com www.alislam.org © Islam International Publications Ltd. Translated by Ayyaz Mahmood Khan Typesetting and Design: Farhan Naseer Calligraphy: Mubashir Zafri All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher of this book. Printed in Great Britain by Bell & Bain Ltd., Glasgow ISBN 978-1-84880-308-4 MALFUZAT Sayings and Discourses of the Promised Messiah and Mahdias Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Volume I A collection from 1891 to October 1898 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdias Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Published under the auspices of Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Imam and Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiahas, May Allah be his Helper ISLAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED Contents About the Promised Messiahas ............................................................................ xxi A Note About the Translation ...........................................................................xxiii Preface ........................................................................................................................xxv Introduction ........................................................................................................... xxix Foreword .................................................................................................................. xxxi 1891 The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiahas .................................................1 The Types of Faith ........................................................................................................................1 1895 The Oath of Allegiance and Repentance ............................................................................2 The Reality of Sin and Repentance .......................................................................................3 Prayer is an Antidote ...................................................................................................................4 Repentance is an Essential Component of the Oath of Allegiance .........................4 A Superficial Oath of Allegiance is Useless ........................................................................4 An Exhortation to OfferTahajjud ..........................................................................................5 To Bear Hardship for the Sake of Allah the Exalted ......................................................5 Do Not Adopt Hypocritical Ways .........................................................................................6 An Injustice Against Islam ........................................................................................................6 Islam is a Benefactor of Other Religions ............................................................................6 1896 One Ought to Pray for One’s Opponents ...........................................................................7 1897 December 1897 ..............................................................................................................................8 The First Address of the Promised Messiahas at the Annual Convention on 25 December 1897 An Exhortation on Righteousness .........................................................................................9 Harmony in One’s Words and Deeds ................................................................................ 10 The Blessings of Righteousness ............................................................................................ 10 Spiritual Provision for a Righteous Person ..................................................................... 11 Obligations and Voluntary Deeds....................................................................................... 12 Every Action Ought to Be in Accordance with the Will of God ........................... 13 Even Those in the Company of the Righteous Are Safeguarded ........................... 13 The Righteous Receive Glad Tidings in this Very World ......................................... 14 Trials Are Necessary ................................................................................................................. 14 The Perfect Moral Example ................................................................................................... 15 A Righteous One Beholds the Hereafter in the Present Life ................................... 17 Three Stages of Knowledge ................................................................................................... 18 Who is Blind? .............................................................................................................................. 19 A Righteous Person .................................................................................................................. 19 A Virtuous Servant .................................................................................................................... 20 Good Deeds Are Best if Concealed .................................................................................... 21 The Battle Between Ostentation and Forbearance ...................................................... 22 Two Blessed Parties that Tread the Path of God .......................................................... 22 Sincerity and Patience ............................................................................................................. 23 Steadfastness ................................................................................................................................ 23 One Must Bear Trials to Become a Saint ......................................................................... 24 Two Paths of Progress .............................................................................................................. 25 The Spiritual Quest ................................................................................................................... 25 Spiritual Magnetism ................................................................................................................. 26 Faith in the Unseen ................................................................................................................... 27 The Observance of Prayer ...................................................................................................... 28 Spending from the Provision of Allah .............................................................................. 30 Provision ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Learning Reaches Perfection in Stages ............................................................................. 31 A True Religion is One that Nurtures the Human Faculties ................................... 32 The Meaning of the Islamic Veil .......................................................................................... 33 Disciplined and Proper Use of the Human Faculties ................................................. 34 Live a Life of Humility and Modesty ................................................................................ 35 Distinction Amongst Castes ................................................................................................. 36 Who Are the Righteous? ........................................................................................................ 36 The Holy Quran Is a Perfect Guidance ............................................................................. 37 A Magnificent Miracle of the Noble Prophetsa .............................................................. 38 The Holy Quran Possesses Every Truth ........................................................................... 38 The Messiah and the Mahdi .................................................................................................. 39 The Similarity between the Dispensations of Mosesas and Muhammadsa .......... 40 The Rank of the Holy Prophetsa and His Companions .............................................. 41 The Reality of Jihad .................................................................................................................. 43 An Exhortation for the Community.................................................................................. 44 The Advent of the Messiah in the Israelite and Ishmaelite Dispensations ........ 46 The Death of Jesusas .................................................................................................................. 46 What Special Relation Does the Messiah Possess with This Age? ........................ 47 A Universal Sign in Support of the Promised Messiah ............................................... 49 The Promised Messiah’s Place of Advent ........................................................................