Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 69
69 And the priests have planted their crops like locust nymphs, leaving no trace of piety and making the country a barren, dry land. So look, is there any protected land or town not attacked? They spread all kinds of evil whispers and contrived a plot beyond measure. They misled Muslim youth, ignorant and educated, and attracted them with all kinds of tricks and enticements, causing them to apostatise and become like fish taken out of water. Similarly, they concealed their intentions and displayed their softness in this country, multiplying everywhere, even more than locusts. So ask these scholars: what did they do during these calamities? Did they support the cause of Islam, fulfil their duty of providing solace, and strive for healing? Or did they hide away in their rooms, shrouded in the veils of the deceased? Islam faced a period of drought, a calamitous and miserable time. Who among them feels their heart melt for these sorrows, and whose heart weeps over the widespread corruption caused by the People of the Cross? Surely not! Rather, those who claim, “We are the scholars of the Ummah and the inheritors of the religion of the Gracious [God],” have satisfied the offspring of Satan with their deeds. They engage in nothing but immorality, labelling others as immoral and disbelievers, and misleading the Ummah with falsehoods. Their wickedness has led them to issue fatwas proclaiming that victory lies in plotting, and that it brings down tables spread with food. They monitor these opportunities like hunters, even through the mediation of rulers and chiefs. They resembled the Jews in all their characteristics, and matched their conditions, adding ignorance to their ignorance. They love to be praised for what they have not done, and they