Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

"The method of establishing perfect spiritual relationship with God that the Holy Quran teaches us is Islam, meaning devoting one's whole life to the cause of God and being occupied with the supplications which we have been taught in '. This is the essence of Islam. Complete surrender to God and the supplication taught in Surah Fatihah are the only methods of meeting God and drinking the water of true salvation."

"The Holy Quran clearly forbids the use of force for the spread of the faith and directs its propagation through its inherent qualities and the good example of the Muslims. Do not be misled by the notion that in the beginning the Muslims were commanded to take up the sword. That sword was not taken up for the spread of the faith, but in self-defence against the enemies of Islam and for the purpose of establishing peace and security. It was no part of the purpose of taking it up to have recourse to coercion in the matter of faith"."

"The sum total and the essence of our belief is: "There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of Allah". Our firm belief, which we uphold in this life and with which, by God’s grace, we shall leave this worldly abode, is that our Lord and Master, Muhammad, the Chosen One, is Khatamun-Nabiyyin [Seal of the Prophets] and Khairul-Mursalin [the best among the Messengers.] Through him faith was perfected and the blessing, through which one can reach God by adopting the path of salvation, has reached its pinnacle."

"A strange phenomenal event took place in the deserts of Arabia, when hundreds of thousands of the dead became alive within a few days, and those who had been corrupted through generations took on Divine colour. The blind began to see, and the tongues of the dumb began to flow with Divine wisdom. Such a revolution took place in the world as no eye had seen and no ear had heard of before....Do you realise what this was?.... All this was brought about by prayers during the darkness of nights of one who had been wholly lost in God, which created an uproar in the world and manifested such wonders as seemed impossible at the hands of that un-lettered helpless person. O Allah; Send down blessings and peace on him and on his followers in Proportion to his concern and suffering for the Muslim Ummah (the people of Islam), and shower upon him the light of Thy mercy for ever."

"The task for which God has appointed me is that I should remove the malaise that afflicts the relationship between God and His creatures and restore the relationship of love and sincerity between them. Through the proclamation of truth and by putting an end to religious conflicts, I should bring about peace and manifest the Divine verities that have become hidden from the eyes of the world. I am called upon to demonstrate spirituality which lies buried under egoistic darkness. It is for me to demonstrate by practice, and not by words alone, the Divine powers which penetrate into a human being and are manifested through prayer or attention. Above all, it ismy task to re-establish in people’s hearts the eternal plant of the pure and shining Unity of God which is free from every impurity of polytheism, and which has now completely disappeared. All this will be accomplished, not through my power, but through the power of the Almighty God, Who is the God of heaven and earth."

"I do not need the Ottoman Sultanate, nor am I inclined to meet their consuls. There is only one Sultan for me and He is the One who presides over the Heaven and the Earth."

"Salat is an instrument for delivery from sin. It is a quality of the Salat that it makes a person secure against sin and vice. So seek a Salat of that type and try to make your Salat such."

"The charge advanced against me and my Jama‘at, that we do not believe in the Holy Prophet (pbuh) as the Seal of Prophets, is altogether false. The strength, certainty, comprehension and insight with which we acknowledge and believe in the Holy Prophet (pbuh) as the Seal of the Prophets, cannot even be dreamed of by the other Muslims; they do not have the capacity to comprehend the reality and the mystery comprised in the Seal of Prophethood. They have merely heard an expression from their ancestors but they are unaware of its import and do not know what it signifies and what is meant by believing in it. But we believe with full comprehension—and God Almighty knows this well—that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is the Seal of the Prophets. God Almighty has disclosed the reality of the Seal of Prophethood in such a manner that we derive special delight from its contemplation which cannot be conceived of by anyone except those who have drunk deep at this fountain. We can illustrate the Seal of Prophethood by the example of the moon, which begins as a crescent and arrives at its perfection on the fourteenth night when it is called the full moon. In the same manner, the excellences of Prophethood reached their climax in the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Those who believe that Prophethood has been closed compulsorily and that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) should not be regarded as being superior even to the Prophet Jonas have not understood the reality of the Seal of Prophethood and do not have true knowledge of his superiority and excellences. Despite their own ignorance and lack of understanding, they charge us with denying the Seal of Prophethood. What shall I say concerning such invalids and how shall I express my pity for them!"

"Without doubt, a truly mighty and powerful person is not one who can move a mountain from its place, not in the least. True courage is to muster the strength to reform one's morals."

"Repentance and seeking forgiveness from God is a tried and tested means that never fails."

"Gott hat mich gesandt, damit ich die gefährliche Lage bereinige und den Menschen den reinen Weg der Einheit Gottes zeige, so habe ich alles aufgezeigt. Zudem bin ich gesandt worden, um die Glaubenskraft zu stärken und die Existenz Gottes vor Augen zu führen, da der Zustand des Glaubens aller Völker sehr schwach geworden ist und das Jenseits nur als ein Märchen angesehen wird. Ebenfalls beweist jeder Mensch durch seine Handlungen, dass er niemals in dem Maße Vertrauen und Glauben für Gott und das jenseits aufbringt,in dem er an weltliche Dinge und Mittel glaubt und auf sie vertraut. Es sind allein lauter Lippenbekenntnisse, während im Herzen die Liebe für die Welt die Oberhand hat."

"Ich glaube an den Messias, Sohn der Maria, der sich selbst als ein Diener Gottes und Gesandter beschreibt."

"Ich versichere auf Eid, dass ich die wahre Liebe für Jesus (as) hege, die ihr nicht besitzt, und das Euch jenes Licht nicht verfügbar ist, mit dem ich ihn erkenne. Es gibt keinen Zweifel, dass er ein teurer und erwählter Prophet Gottes war."

"Das reinste Licht, das dem Menschen gewährt worden ist, das heißt dem vollkommensten unter ihnen, wurde nicht von Engeln noch von Sternen geteilt; noch war es im Mond, noch in der Sonne, oder im Ozean oder in den Flüssen; es konnte nicht in Rubinen oder Smaragden gefunden werden, noch in Saphiren, noch in Perlen: Es befand sich nicht in irgendeinem irdischen oder himmlischen Ding. Nur der vollkommene Mensch besaß es. Er war auf vollendetste Weise in der Person unseres Herrn und Meisters, Mohammed (saw), dem Auserwählten, dem Führer aller Propheten, Leiter derjenigen, die (aus Sicht Allahs) leben, manifestiert."

"Jesus (as) war ein Anerkannter Gottes und war von ihm geliebt. Diejenigen, die Verleumdung gegen ihn aussprechen, sind sündhaft."

"Es gibt keinen Zweifel daran, dass Jesus (as) ein wahrer Prophet war."

"Seid demütig im Geiste, freundlich und sanft und nachsichtig, mitfühlend mit allen und ihnen Gutes wünschend."

"Diejenigen, die sich selbst Muslime nennen, aber versuchen, den Islam mit Gewalt zu verbreiten, sind sich seiner ihm innewohnende Schönheiten gar nicht bewusst."

"Fügt ihnen (Gottes Geschöpfen) keinen Leid zu, weder mit eurer Zunge,noch mit euren Händen, noch in irgendeiner anderen Weise."

"Was hat das Leben für einen Sinn wenn du Ihm nicht begegnest. Verflucht ist eine solches Leben wenn du nicht nahe stehst deinem Herren."

"Sich Gott zu ergeben ist das wahre Ziel."

"Höret, der lebendige Gott ist nicht der, der nicht in der Lage ist sich zu manisfestieren."

"Die Wahrheitsliebenden sehnen sich nach der Wahrheit, unabhängig davon, ob sie im Mantel des Sieges eingehüllt ist oder im Gewand der Niederlage."

"Verbreitet Frieden auf Erden."