Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 145
145 Malfuzat – Volume IV leader, he will be the Arbiter and Judge. If this does not comfort you, then what else will? Such a course of action can never be good and blessed where a person possesses faith but also harbours ill-thinking in certain corners of their heart. If I am not the Truthful One, then go and look for the one who is, and understand for certain that at the present time, there is no one else. If you are unable to find another Truthful One like me—nor will you—then all I do is ask for as much right as the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has given to me. Those who have rejected me and who raise allegations against me have not rec - ognised me. However, as for the one who has accepted me and then holds alle - gations, they are even more unfortunate because they have become blind after seeing the truth. The fact of the matter is that being a contemporary decreases a person’s rank in the eyes of certain others. This is why the Messiah as said: ‘A prophet is not without honour except in his own country’. From this, one can gather the extent to which he was made to suffer the diverse forms of pain and grief inflicted upon him by the people of his homeland. This is an age-old custom that is experienced by all the Prophets, peace be upon them. How could I have been exempt? Hence, whatever I have had to hear from my opponents is in accordance with the custom described in: 1 َْنَ َُو ء ِ َّز ْ ِه ََْسَْت ُي ٖ ٗه ِ َب ُْوْا َّن َا َكَا ْل ِ ا ٍ َل ُْوْ َس َ ُر ْ ُن ِ َم ْ ُم ِِْيِْه َّت ْ ا َ ُي َمَا There never came to them any Messenger but they mocked at him. What a pity, for if these people had come to me with pure intentions I would have shown them what God has shown me. God Himself would have showered His grace upon them and made them understand. But they acted with spite and malice. How should I make them understand now? When a person comes to seek the truth with a sincere heart, everything can be settled, but when ill-speaking and mischief is the purpose in mind, nothing can be achieved. For how long shall I go on settling their issues? In Hujaj-ul-Kiramah, it is written on the authority of Ibni Arabi that when the Promised Messiah appears, he will be labelled an imposter and called ignorant; it will even be said that he is changing the religion. This is what is happening at present. These are the sorts of allegations that are levelled against me. A person 1 al-Hijr , 15:12 p. 415