Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 810
810 AL-ISTIFTA' SUPPLEMENT TO ḤAQIQATUL-WAḤI solemnly vowed to treat him with nothing but injustice and falsehood. Their multitude drifted away from the path of righteousness and fled from the path of truth as if there was a ferocious lion tearing them apart, or a snake ready to bite, or some other affliction facing them. It was their desire that this servant of God be slain or incarcerated or expelled from the land, so that they might later claim that he was a liar, and therefore, Allah had destroyed and annihilated him or humil- iated and debased him. Instead, God helped him with never-ending support both from the earth and the high heavens. He prayed for vic- tory and God caused all his arrogant enemies to come to naught. God enabled him to turn to Him during every trial and make heart-rend- ing supplications; He then accepted his prayers and blessed them with influence. Whosoever prayed against him was [himself] destroyed, and many fell victim to the plague as a result of his prayers and tasted hor- rible death even while they, for their part, had been anxiously awaiting the day of his death all the while saying: ‘Allah has intimated his death to us through revelation. ' Verily, there is a Sign in this for those who possess wisdom. God made his house a sanctuary of peace. Whoever entered it was protected from the plague and was not harmed in the least, whereas people living in his neighbourhood continued to be swept away by it. Surely, anyone who has eyes to see will discover the hand of divine omnipotence in this. God granted him the bounty of performing good deeds along with their fruits for the benefit of the pious, as if they are gardens beneath which rivers flow. He granted him renown across the land and, as a result, people hasten to him day and night; God drew towards him hosts of enlightened people possessing purified souls, noble natures, clean hearts, and bosoms as vast as the oceans. He has engendered mutual love and compassion among them and has dispelled all kinds of heedlessness and pride from their bosoms. God had informed him of these phenomena at a time when this servant of God was totally unknown and this succour was a hidden secret. God granted him the staff of truth with which He disgraces the enemies. This staff then