Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 286
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 286 victory [upon him] through His most wondrous of wonderful powers. The Time for the Final Verdict It is a very surprising phenomenon that these adversaries do not take even the slightest heed from their fellow brethren who perished in the past; rather, one speaks, and the other supports him. They all become united in my opposition whether they are A rya, Muslim, Hindu, or Sikh. (In a hadith, this also is a Sign of the Promised Messiah as that mutual animosity and malice will disappear altogether, and another hadith also supports this. ) 1 If they would but reflect upon this point alone with taqw a [righteousness] and the fear of God that twenty-six years is not a trivial amount of time. On the contrary, a child can be born and even mature into adulthood during this period. Now, the time is approaching that the final verdict be given, and the dis- tinction arise that has always existed between the Prophets and their opponents. First, God Almighty desires the two groups to struggle against each other. Then, the time ultimately comes that He supports one group and makes it successful, and anni- hilates the other or subdues it. 2 1. It is likely that the author of the diary added this note. (Compiler) 2. Badr, vol. 6, no. 22, p. 3, dated 30 May 1907