A Gift for Baghdad — Page 85
Reply to the Announcement & Letter 85 Say: ‘I have with me proof from Allah, then will you believe or not?’ Say: ‘I have with me proof from Allah, then will you accept it or not?’ My Lord is with me; He will soon open for me the way. Lord, show me how You bring the dead to life. Lord, forgive and send mercy from heaven. Lord, do not leave me alone and You are the Best of inheritors. Lord, reform the people of Muhammad. Our Lord, judge between us and our people with truth; You are the Best of judges. They frighten you by someone other than Allah. You are in Our sight [under Our watchful care]. I have named you Mutawakkil [the one trusting in God]. Allah praises you from His Throne. Your name will come to an end O Ahmad, but My name will not come to an end. Be in the world like a stranger or a traveller and be of the righteous and the faithful. I have chosen you and have poured My love over you. Hold fast to Tau hi d [the Oneness of God], hold fast to Tau hi d, O sons of Persia. Give glad tidings to those who have believed that they have the station of righteousness before your Lord. Do not turn away from Allah’s crea- tures and be not tired of people and deal kindly with the Muslims. They are A sha bu s - S uffah 1 in the eyes of Allah. Do you realize how magnificent in status the A sha bu s- S uffah will be? You will see their eyes shedding tears; 1. In one corner of the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah, a covered platform was prepared which was known as ‘ S uffah’. This served as the resting place of indigent Emigrants who dedicated themselves to the worship of Allah, the company of the Holy Prophet s as , and recitation of the Holy Quran. They became known as A sha bu s - S uffah. [Publisher]