Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 121
Details of the Signs 121 better for you than making different kinds of lame excuses, and is closer to path of righteousness. Hence, may peace be upon the one who follows the guidance. O people! Why do you not recognize the one who has come to you from the Gracious God while the beginning of a century and the end of an age have been made one for your sake and while the sun and the moon have been eclipsed during the month of Ramadan and while the creature [of the plague] that gnaws away at the people and is known as ِ رْض ْأ إْل ُ ا دَابَّۃ has appeared and while these are the signs which the Quran had foretold. Then what has gone wrong with you that you fail to recognize the chosen one of the Gracious God? You will, however, soon recognize me. I entrust my affair to Allah and on Him do I rely. All praise belongs to Allah who blessed me with four sons despite the fact that I was old, and fulfilled His promise as a favour to me. Besides, He has given me glad tidings of a fifth son in the near future. O my ene- mies! These are all signs of my Lord. Holy is Allah and beyond your comprehension and imagination. It is therefore incumbent upon you to fear Him while He is already wrathful. ٭ ٭ ٭