Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 1
An Admonition I am well aware, based on the age-old experience of the Prophets, may peace be upon them, of the value that will be placed upon the sympathetic message that I desire to convey to my dear country - men by means of this treatise. To start with, I shall suffer from hear - ing insults from the maulav i s of Islam, the priests of Christianity, and the pundits of Hinduism. I shall be given all sorts of hurtful names. I know only too well that this is bound to happen. But I have given precedence to sympathy for mankind over the consideration of being troubled by widespread abusive language; for, there is a possibility that from among these hundreds of thousands of slan - derers, some may emerge who, at a time like this—when a shower of fire is raining down from the heavens and is, indeed, expected to significantly intensify in the winter to come—may read this publication carefully and not be quick to spurn this well-wishing counsellor, and they may try the prescription he offers, because no recompense or remuneration has been sought in return for this sympathy. It is only out of true sincerity and benevolent intentions, and to deliver the people, that a tried and tested measure has been