The Conclusive Argument — Page 82
82 أَقَرَأۡتم العلوم َ للقِری، وتعلّمتم غفان القُرٰی؟ وباعدتم عن ُ لر شعار هو الذی إخالص ال ا االٔنبیاء وحلیۃ االٔولیاء. تركتم النفس واتّبعتم الشریعۃ الدنیّۃ، وصرتم قوما خاسرین. 1 ٭ ٌ أكلتم الدنیا بأنواع الدقاقیر، أحد فخّكم مِن نجا وما من القبیل والدبیر. طورًا تلدغون فی حلل العِظات، وأخری بالكَلِم المحفِظات. إخالق، ال وأَجِد ُ فیكم ما یَسِم ُ با وما أجد شیئا من محاسن االٔخالق. فإنّا لل ّٰ علٰی مصیبۃ إ سالم، وإمحال ِ ریاض خیر ال ا االٔنام. وإنّا نكتب قصّتكم متجرّعًا بالغصص، ومتورّعا القِصص. مبالغات من إ سالم مَصۡطَبۃ ال إنكم جعلتم ا والصحیح الناسخ سھو ذا ه ٭ 1. . (الناشر) ‘‘ الدقاریر ’’ Did you study the [Islamic] sciences solely to enjoy feasts, and did you acquire knowledge to live off the loaves of bread of the villagers? You have departed far from sincerity, which is the hallmark of the Prophets and the Auliy a ’ [Friends of Allah]. You have abandoned the Shariah and followed your baser selves and ended up as the losing people. You swallowed the world through a variety of abomi- nable lies and no one from among the high and the low was saved from your trap. At times, you sting [people] by wearing the garb of admonition and at other times through provocative words. I see in you such characteris- tics as spoil morals, and do not find a trace of charming qualities. We can only say 1 هلِلِ َّا إِن [ inn a lill a h ] concern- ing the plight of Islam and the bar- renness of the gardens of the Best of Creation [the Holy Prophet s as ]. I am writing your account while repressing 1. A short version of the Arabic phrase ْه ِ رَاجِعُوْن ی َ هلِلِ وَإِنَّا إِل َّا إِن [Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return] from the Holy Quran, which is recit- ed by Muslims to express deep sorrow. [Publisher]