Lecture Sialkot — Page 29
L ECTURE S IALKOT 29 given was to hasten to the Promised Imam as soon as he appears, and to present themselves before him even if they have to crawl upon snow to do so, but they have been totally heedless to this command. Is this Islam, and is this the character of a Muslim? As if this was not enough, the vilest of abuses are hurled at me and I am called a kafir and named Dajj a l [Anti- christ]. A person who hurts me thinks he has done a good deed worthy of reward, and one who calls me a great liar imagines that he has thus pleased God. O’ ye people who were taught to practice forbearance and righteousness, how could you be so mistrustful and impetuous? There is no sign which God has not shown to you, and there is no argument which He has not produced, and still you do not believe! You have defied Divine commands with great temerity. To whom should I compare the deceitful people of this age? They are like the sly fellow who keeps his eyes shut in broad daylight and cries, 'Where is the sun'? O’ you who deceive yourself, open your eyes first, only then you will behold the sun. It is very easy to dub a Messenger of God as kafir, but it is a lot more difficult to follow him in the subtle paths of faith. To declare a Messenger of God as Dajj a l is quite easy, but to enter the narrow gate of his teachings is an arduous task in- deed. Those who say that they do not care for the Promised Messiah, in fact, do not care for their own