The Conclusive Argument — Page 2
2 علی من یشاء أبواب إرشاده، فال یغشاه درن ٌ وال ینتطحه قرنٌ، ویُدخله في الطیبین. یدعو من یشاء، ویطرد من یشاء، ویُخیّب من یشاء، ویُعطي من یشاء من ّ نعماء عظمی، ویجعل رساالته ّ حیث یشاء، ویعلم مَن بها أحق ال وأولی. الناس كلّهم ضالّون إ من هداه، وكلهم میّتون إال من ّ من أراه، ال أحیاه، وكلهم عُمي ٌ إ ّ من غذّاه، وكلهم ال وكلهم جیاع إ عِطاش إال من سقاه، ومن لم یهده فال یكون من المهتدین. رسوله علی والسالم والصالة الرسل خیر محمد ومقبوله وخاتم النبیین، الذي جاء بالنور the doors of His guidance for whomsoever He pleases. Hence, no filth can adhere to such a per- son nor can any peer compete with him. God admits him among the pure ones. He grants acceptance to whomsoever He pleases and rejects whomsoever He wishes. He frustrates the plans of whomsoever He desires and grants His mag- nificent bounties to whomsoever He pleases. He places His message where He wills, and He knows best who is the most entitled to, and worthy of it. All people are astray except those whom He guides and all are dead except those whom He gives life. All are blind except those to whom He grants sight; all are starved except those whom He nourishes; and all are thirsty except those to whom He brings water. One who is not guided by Him cannot be from among the guided. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger and His chosen one, Muhammad, Khairur-Rusul [the Best of the Messengers] and