By God — Page 69
69 me according to the precepts of prophethood, and then see for himself, who God supports. But it is not for a coward to step into the arena; Ghulam Dastagir, who hailed from our territory of the state of Punjab was a soldier of the disbelieving army who perished in this quest. But now it is impossible that anyone even like him comes forward from among the ranks of these people. O ye people, understand for sure that there is a Hand in my support that will remain loyal to me till the very end of time. Even if your men and your women, your young and your old, your big and your small all come together and pray for my destruction to the extent that due to ceaseless prostrations your noses rot and your hands become crippled, even then God will most certainly not listen to your prayers and will not stop till He fully completes His work. And if even one from among the people is not with me, God’s angels will be with me. And if you hide the testimony of my truth, it is near that rocks shall stand witness to my truth. Thus, do not wrong your own souls; the face of an imposter is quite distinguishable from the face of a truthful man. God does not abandon any issue unresolved. (Arba’in No. 3, Ruhani Khaza’in, Volume 17, pp. 399-400)