A Gift for Baghdad — Page 89
Reply to the Announcement & Letter 89 you. Allah will safeguard you Himself even if no one from the dwellers of the earth will safeguard you. Perished be the two hands of Abu Lahab; he too has per- ished. It did not behove him to interfere in this matter except with extreme caution. Whatever befalls you is from Allah and know that the end is for the righteous. Warn your near relatives. We shall show them a Sign from among our Signs in the matter of the widow and shall return her to you. This has been settled from Our side and We shall certainly do it. They used to reject Our Signs as false and were of the scoffers. Good tidings to you on the marriage. The truth is from your Lord, then be not of the doubters. We have married her to you. No one can avert the words of Allah. We shall return her to you. Your Lord is All-Powerful and does whatever He determines. This is grace from Us so that it should be a Sign for the beholders. Two goats will be slaughtered and everyone upon the earth will ultimately perish. And We will show them Our Signs in all corners of the inhabited world, and Our Signs shall appear among themselves and shall show them the punishment of the disobedient. When the help of Allah comes, and victory, and the hosts turn to us, it will be asked: ‘Was this not true?’ Those who have disbelieved are in patent error. I was a hidden treasure and I willed to be recognized. The heavens and the earth were a solid mass and We split them asunder. Reply to them: I am but a mortal like you. It is revealed to me that your God is One God, and that