Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 97
97 I do not know what this baseness and negligence is. Is the Master of the Messengers s as not among the infallible ones? Indeed, he is and the curse of Allah is upon liars. O heedless people! Till when will you wait for Jesus as while the Day of Judgment is near? Do you claim that he is one of the living? Rather, he is among the dead. And I know his grave, so do not be among the ignorant. Gather together around me, and I will guide you if you are seekers of truth. There is no greater sin under heaven than claiming the life of Jesus as , and the heavens might well-nigh burst thereat. Rather, he is one of those who perished. By Allah, it is the truth, and I was informed of this from the Quran and then by the revelation of the Lord of the Worlds. Whoever says that he is alive has slandered Allah and contra- dicted the words of the Clear Book. You have been waiting for his descent for a long time, so is there a happy soul among you? Look, O extremists who wait, did you find what you wanted and what you had asked for? Are you confident about the thing you believe in? Are your hearts at peace with it, O aggressors? Rather, you help the Christians and support them. Many people have turned away because of your words, so will you not abandon these words and stop? Then you say that we are making every effort for Islam. O honourable people, which Islam do you mean? Do you mean the Shiite or Ibadi Islam, for whom there is no salvation without spew- ing curses? Or do you mean the Wahhabi sect, or the Muqallids or the Mutazilites? Or do you mean the Islam of the innovator mys- tics and those who follow the path of permissibility and immo- rality? Or the Islam of naturalists who deny the angels, heaven, hell, resurrection, miracles of the prophets, and the acceptance of