A Gift for Baghdad — Page 53
Reply to the Announcement & Letter 53 Allah has narrated to us the accounts of those who were the recipients of revelation in His magnificent Book. He has informed us that He spoke to the mother of Moses, peace be on him; Dhul- Qarnain; and the Disciples [of Jesus]—none of whom were a Prophet or Messenger, but they were among His beloved servants. Is it not a source of great wonder that Allah spoke to the women of the Children of Israel, bestowing upon them the privilege of speaking with Him and the honour of conversing with Him, but He did not bestow upon men of this ummah a share thereof, despite it being the ummah of the Best of Messengers? And [despite] naming it Khairul-Umam [the Best of Communities], sealing thereby all communities, and saying: 1 ٌةَّلُث َنِّم َنْيِرِخٰاْلا۰۰ Meaning that: Among them will be many male and female recip- ients of revelation. O my brother—may Allah grant you forgiveness in both abodes—you are a witness to the increasing need for the advent of a Mujaddid in the current age, who should strengthen the true religion, establish arguments, and stone satanic forces. Do you not see that aberrance has prevailed? Do you not see that the attacks of the disbelievers have engulfed and encompassed us? How many communities have been doomed to perdition and perished? Do you not see these evils? Are you not among those who are sorely distressed by the misfortune that has befallen Islam? Have you not heard this 1. S u rah al-W a qi‘ah, 56:40–41, [Publisher]