Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 95
Malfuzat - Volume I 95 ignorant. In this age, those necessary conditions, which undoubtedly call for the advent of a reformer, have reached their pinnacle. Everyone believes in their own individual religious tradition. Deducing from all these factors and circumstances, the age of Islam seemed to be at its end. When doctors and physicians find that the body of a patient struck by cholera is as cold as ice or is afflicted by a state of delirium, they slip away, declaring the person to be incurable. Upon witnessing a grim state of affairs, even the most skilled physician expresses disappointment and dismay. There is no doubt that in the present age Islam had reached a hope- less state. However, if this faith had been the result of human thought or the fruit of mortal efforts, in these times of misfortune and tribulation, on being struck from all fronts and its internal state having fallen frail due to discord within the fold, at the very least, it could not have endured; especially when its adversaries were and are exerting their best efforts to destroy it. Not a year goes by that a new means to attack Islam is not contrived. If a new invention or machine is designed, the newly discovered principles to produce that respective invention are then used to fuel attacks against Islam. The Advancement of Today is Also a Miracle of Islam Hence, in a time of such disorder it was inevitable that the enemies of Islam should together, with a single strike, turn Muslims away from their faith. But the mighty hand of Allah the Exalted protected Islam and this too is a proof of the truth of Islam. The advancement of this day and age is also a miracle of Islam. Simply observe how the opponents of Islam employed the sum total of their force and strength, and even their own lives and wealth to destroy Islam. However, Al- lah Almighty had promised: إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَفِظُونَ Meaning, God Himself is the one Who reminds man of the nature etched within him and shall safeguard Islam in a time of peril. The ark of Islam had sailed into peril. At the expense of tens of millions of rupees, the Christian priests waged on- slaughts in an attempt to make the people think ill of Islam by luring them with all sorts of rewards and promises, and even by showing them shameless displays of sensual pleasure. Along with this, they denigrate Islamic doctrines. Reflect! At a time of drought, the Prayer for seeking rain is offered. If through some device the al-Hijr, 15:10 1