The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 337
13 REPEATED CHALLENGES NO ONE CAN DIE ON EARTH UNTIL HIS DEATH IS DECREED IN HEAVEN I believe with certainty that God Almighty will not let me be vanquished by any opponent, because I am from Him and have come by His command to revive the faith. My Opponents are Doomed to Fail God Almighty has singularised me with His lights, which He bestows only on His chosen servants, and which can- not be equalled by others. If you have any doubts, come forth in opposition to me. But you will certainly not be able to do so, because you have tongues but no hearts; you have bodies but no life; your eyes have pupils but no capacity for sight. May God Almighty bestow sight upon you so that you may be able to see. [Fat-he-Islām, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 3, p. 14, footnote] In this age too, God Almighty manifests great signs in support of Islām, and I say this from my own experience. If all nations of the world should unite against me and a test were made to whom God reveals the unseen, whose prayers does He accept, whom does He help and for whom does He manifest great signs, I affirm, in the name of God, that I would emerge supreme. Is there anyone who will step forth against me for such a trial? God has bestowed thousands of signs upon me to let my oppo- nents know that Islām is indeed the true faith. I seek no