Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 862
862 AL-ISTIFTA' SUPPLEMENT TO ḤAQIQATUL-WAḤI O people! You are in need of Allah's bounties and grace. Therefore, it will be a great misfortune if you reject the bounties after they have been bestowed upon you. Which of the hungry can be more ill-fated than the one who is about to die of hunger, yet refuses to accept the delicious food and wholesome bread that is offered to him, nor glances upon it even though he is struck with hunger and unnerved by it? Despite that, he does not want it! My brothers! May Allah the Gracious have mercy on you! I have come to you with a feast from heaven. Upon the turn of this century God has fulfilled the desires for which you used to pray. He, therefore, opened the doors of His bounties to you. Will you now accept them? I know you will never be pleased with me unless I follow your beliefs, but how can I ignore the revelation of my Lord and follow your desires? He is Supreme over His servants, and to Him alone will you be returned. Verily, I have been granted Signs and blessings and every kind of help and support. This door is not opened to liars, even if they exert so hard in worship that nothing remains of their bodies except the ten- dons. Do you expect God to love someone who is dishonest and sinful? I have come from His Honour to help you like a lion that emerges from his den, displays its canine teeth, and attacks. Show me a single person from among the clergy, or the atheists, or the disbelievers at large, who can confront me in this battleground and defeat me with the Signs of Allah the Supreme. By Allah, they all are my prey and Allah has closed the path of escape upon them. No jungle will provide them shelter, nor any of the seas. We are covering the earth, closing upon them speed- ily like fast-moving travellers, and will—God willing-overtake them victoriously. They would never have prevailed over you, but you rejected those who could protect you and have headed for the wastelands. You 1. My Lord spoke to me and said, 'I will accept all the prayers you make to- night; among them is the prayer for the victory and ascendency of Islam. ' This occurred on 16 March 1907. (Author)