Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, peace be upon him, said:
“There are indeed two major parts and aspects of the Shariah whose safeguarding is required by man. One is the right of Allah; the other is the right of people. The right of Allah is not to associate any other being with the love, obedience, worship, Tauhid [Oneness of God], being, and attributes of Allah Almighty. And the right of people is to not, in any way, be arrogant, treacherous, and oppressive to one’s fellow brethren. That is to say, there must be no deficiency concerning moral obligations. In hearing about these things, they appear to be just two phrases, but they are very difficult to implement.
“Only if the immense grace of Allah the Exalted is bestowed upon man, can he fulfil these two aspects. In some, the intensity of rage is so extreme that when it is inflamed, neither his heart nor tongue can remain pure. He plots evil against his brother with his heart, insults him with his tongue, and then malice develops. In some, the power of carnal desires prevails, and being caught up in these, he transgresses the boundaries of Allah. Thus, unless the moral condition of a person is totally sound, that perfect faith cannot be attained which enables entry into the group that receives Allah’s favours and through which the light of true spiritual cognizance is developed. Therefore, day and night an effort should be made subsequent to any man becoming a true monotheist, that he rectify his morals. I see the moral climate of this age to be in serious decline.
“The disease of ill thinking is rife among most people. They do not hold a good opinion of their brother and upon the most trivial of matters, they begin to entertain evil thoughts about their fellow brother. They start to attribute such faults to him that if those very faults were directed at him [the accuser], he would find it extremely unpleasant. For this reason the first requirement is that to the best of your ability, do not think ill of your brothers and always keep good impressions because it increases love and amicability develops, and mutual strength is created, and due to this, people can avoid some other faults, like malice, hostility, jealousy, etc.
[Malfuzat – English Translation of Urdu Volume 7, pp. 87–88, 2024 ed.]