Arba'in — Page 83
Number Three 83 to try God’s judgment for himself, but he should leave off any such mischief that goes against the verse: 1 اَل َّنَلْوُقَت ٍءْياَشِل ْيِّنِا ٌلِعاَف َكِلٰذ اًدَغ Mischievous argumentation gives off the foul stench of manifest disbelief. In this same way, Maulaw i Muhammad Ism a ‘ i l very clearly petitioned before God Almighty that whichever party of us two is the liar may die. Thus, God also made him depart from this world most expeditiously. For these deceased maulaw i s to have passed away after such prayers is sufficient [evidence] for a God-fearing Muslim, but it is certainly not enough for a material- istic individual whose soul is defiled and dark. Aligarh is of course quite far, and perhaps many living in the Punjab may not be familiar with the name of Maulaw i Ism a ‘ i l, but Kasur, District Lahore, is not far away and thousands of residents of Lahore must know Maulaw i Ghulam Dastagir Kasuri, and they will have read this book of his as well. So why do they not fear Allah? Are they not going to die? Will they also allege a conspir- acy [that I was involved] in the death of Ghulam Dastagir as in the case of Lekh Ram’s death? The curse of God is not upon the liars for just one instant; nay, it remains upon them until the Day of Judgment. Can the worms of the world—merely through plotting and planning—make any unequivocal prophecy akin to the Holy Appointees of God? When a thief goes about to commit a 1. Say not of anything, ‘I am going to do it tomorrow’ ( S u rah al-Kahf, 18:24). [Publisher]