The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 140
140. Essence of Islam-IV. Greatness of the Movement and the. Need of Helping It. Today, after a long interval, I wish to draw your attention to an important matter concerning the Divine scheme that God Almighty has entrusted to me for the support of Islam. I wish to expound before you the greatness of this Movement and the need for helping this scheme, as far as God Almighty has bestowed upon me the power of speech so that I should discharge the responsibility of propagation that is upon me. In this endeavour I am not concerned with the effect it might produce on the minds of the readers. My only purpose is to discharge adequately the duty that lies upon me and to convey the message, which is an obligation upon me, whether people listen to it with pleasure or look upon it with disdain, and whether they should think well of me in their hearts or otherwise. وَ أُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ. Prevalence of Error and Misguidance . . . . O seekers of truth and true lovers of Islam! You are well-aware that the time through which we are passing is so dark that all matters of faith and conduct have become corrupted and a strong wind of error and misguidance is blowing from every direction. Mere 84. I commit my affair to Allāh, and Allāh is well-aware of His servants. [Translator]