Arba'in — Page 30
30 He makes many in the earth jealous of him. This is the way of Allah. So tell them, ‘I am nothing; it is all from Allah. ’ And then leave them beguiled by their useless concerns. Holy is Allah, Blessed and High, Who has increased your status. The time is coming that no one will talk of your ancestors 1 ✳ and the count of progeny will begin with you (and this is the way Almighty God has always treated the Prophets and the great Appointed Ones). And God is not such that He would leave you until He [manifestly] distinguishes the pure from the impure. I decided to appoint a Khalifah [Vicegerent] so I created A dam [Adam]. O A dam! Dwell you and your compan- ions and your wife in Paradise. O Ahmad! Dwell you and your companions and your wife in Paradise. O Maryam! Dwell you and your companions and your wife in Paradise. You will die at a time when I will be pleased with you. With Allah’s grace you will enter Paradise. In security, with purity, and with peace shall you enter Paradise. [Urdu] God will set all your affairs aright and will bestow upon you all that you desire. [Arabic] Peace be upon you! You have been blessed. I have exalted you above all of the people of your time. They will say: ‘This is a lie. We have 1. ✳ It indicates the fact that this humble one’s ancestors belonged to a long line of noble chiefs and heads of state, and in this country they owned and ruled over many villages that comprised an area that spanned more than a hundred miles. So, these revelations indicate that a new era of prestige will now commence which will be far higher in status than that ancestral nobility, to the point that no one will even mention that previously attained fame anymore. Author