The Heavenly Decree — Page 20
20 A sm a n i Fai s lah It is purely for the sake of Allah that I wish to advise those who are rejoicing at the false announcements about Mi yan Nadh i r H usain’s false victory, not to take on the burden of these lies. I have detailed in my announcement of 23 rd October 1891, that it was Mi yan Sahib himself who avoided the debate, and it is a brazen slander to say that I got scared of him. God forbid, never did I fear him. And why would I, when by virtue of the insight granted me by heaven I consider these base mullahs to be totally sightless. By God, I do not consider them equal to dead vermin. Do the living ever fear the dead? You must understand that the knowledge of faith is a heavenly secret which can only be truly understood by him who receives heavenly grace. Only he who reaches God can reach the deep secrets of His word. He who dwells in perfect light is the one who possesses full insight. But if it is said that I became afraid of their filthy abuse and was scared of their putrid words, this would perhaps be true to some extent, for gentlemen are always a little wary of the foulmouthed, and the polite avoid the vulgar. 16 The fact is that Allah intended to expose Mi yan Nadh i r H usain and to lay bare the reality of his false 16 The noble are afraid not of the mean ones, but of their meanness. [Translator]