Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 75
75 beginning of the tenth century. By “tenth century,” I mean the beginning of the hundred years that follow the first three centu- ries. Before that, it was like a foetus in the womb, silent and unre- sponsive to Islam, neither with a word nor a paragraph. After its birth, it became like a torrent originating from mountain water, heading towards the valley, lowland, and chasm. Then it grew strong and powerful, inciting tribulations the likes of which have not been seen from the time of Adam as until the end of days. It completely disrupted the affairs of Islam and consumed many of its followers, as you can see, O discerning people. It spread corrup- tion and misguidance throughout the earth, both right and left, leading our religion towards destruction. Then the Messiah appeared, at the head of a thousand full moons, and descended from Allah with a spear. He began to track and hunt him down as one would hunt in a thicket. Then he cast it at the Gate of Ludd and ended all disputes with a single blow. 1 So, do not slacken or grieve, for Allah is with you if you are with Him in honesty and obedience. And Allah had already helped you at Badr 2 when you were weak, and now the full moon has been returned to you the second time, surely, victory is near, but it will not be achieved by the sword or fierce battle, but by 1. The first town in which people pledged their allegiance to me was called Ludhiana, and it was the first land where evil people rose to insult me. Since the pledge of allegiance of the sincere people was a spear to kill the accursed Antichrist, by spreading the clear truth, it was indicated in the Hadith that the Messiah would kill the Antichrist at the Gate of Ludd with one blow. So, Ludd is an abbreviation for the word Ludhiana, and this is obvious to discerning people. (Author) 2. The literal meaning of Badr is full moon. [Publisher]