A Gift for An-Nadwah — Page 3
3 O people! I have with me testimonies from God. Will thou not believe? I possess signs from my Lord. Will thou not submit? O’ ye that make haste, if thou were to begin to count these testimonies thou wouldst fail in thy endeavour. Therefore, become righteous. Whenever any messenger cometh unto thee with a teaching that pleases thee not, thou treat some of them as liars and shed the blood of others. I am supported by my Lord, but O’ deceitful ones, thou art not. Have thy edicts of death and false accusations before the courts caused me to perish? Art thou not ashamed. God has decreed that He and His Messengers will triumph. Hearken ye wagers of battle, thou cannot humble God. I swear by God that I am truthful. I am not like those who invent lies. Dost thou seek to reject me, despite the ab- solute proof I have shown to thee? Will thou not return to thy Lord? Or will thou find everlasting life with thy Messiah? Dost thou not read the Chapters N u r , Ta h r i m and F a ti h ah ? Or dost their recitation displease thee and thou think that it concerns thee not? O people of Nadwah. To thee I write this letter, that it may open thy eyes before the respite of the Lord is lifted and thou canst offer a defence or struggle with me further. I have named it ' '. I give it unto thee and await to see thy response.