The Green Announcement — Page 27
27 sions and enter into a new life of Divine servitude. Even Muslims who are weak of faith have no affinity with these godly ones, let alone comparing them to disbelievers and sinners. Their condition is only revealed to those seekers after truth who remain in their company for some time. It was with this in mind that I sent letters and announcements to leaders of various sects inviting them to [come and stay with me and] test my claim. If they had been sincere in their search for truth, they would have come in earnest, but, as it was, none of them responded to my invitation, and whenever any of my prophecies was fulfilled, they tried to make it look dubious. If our own Muslim ulema have such hesitation in accepting this truth, then there is no point in inviting others to it. Let the ulema, who include eminent intellectuals and scholars, come and test my claim first. If they patiently and honestly spend some time in my com- pany, they will surely find the truth. If it turns out that my claim is false, I will repent at their hands, otherwise I am hopeful that God will open for them the door to repentance and forgiveness. Their admonitions to me will only be meaningful if, after the publication of this writing, they put my claim to the test and their views are substantiated be- yond any shadow of doubt. But at the moment their admonitions carry no meaning. The blindness of these ulema is indeed pitiable. I can see that the powerful surge of contemporary logic and phi- losophy has besieged their hearts and minds. They put too much emphasis on these forms of learning, consider them to be sufficient for the perfection of their faith and ridi-