Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 95
95 of the Gracious [God], which they had been taught in the Quran, and it became clear that they had weakened the mediation of the accepted Messenger s as , felt that the Book of Allah is false, and rejected everything that had transmitted to them. They took seriousness as futile and considered pure gold to be an alloy. By Allah, I have always thought about their conditions and delved into the jungle of their imagination, but I did not find in them anything but the beasts of desires and the beasts of oppres- sion and darkness. They roam the lands without the accompani- ment of a guard and fight the enemy without a quiver. Their words do not negate the suspicions of the doubters or pull out the arrow of the objectors. Rather, they agree with the Christians in many misguidances, and accompany them in most cases. However, the Christians openly speak what is in their hearts, and whatever they conceal or screen became clear. As for these people, they do not acknowledge the beliefs they hold, and they are like a trap for the hunter. They meet the priests with a cheerful face, like a lover and companion, not with a sharp tongue nor a free heart. They are displeased with inference from the Quran, but are pleased when it is said that so-and-so narrated from so-and-so. They want to acquire wealth through speeches, to fill the stomachs of their little ones. They prefer food over unique gems [of knowledge] and do not care about those who disobey Allah’s religion after eating scrumptious food. They cry over their miserable life in the morning and evening and do not stop cry- ing. They are not shy, do not follow the paths of guidance, do not mention the imminence of destruction, and when they are called to food, they want to devour entire villages. They say with their tongues, “Do not think of me as a burden,