Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 299
10 August 1905 299 ing to God, civilization is to attain complete trust in God Almighty, for His greatness and awe to rule over the heart, and for the heart to achieve true purity. Christianity spread in Europe when it was steeped in dark- ness and brutal paganism. So, what was the effect of Christianity on these savage nations? Only that one idolatry was replaced by another. The Will of God Almighty Islam brought [erstwhile] savages to [the level of ] true human- ity and infused the spirit of Tau hi d [Oneness of God] into them. The teachings of the Gospel, however, not only encour- aged the deification of man but fed him wine and swine, and— freeing him from the true worship of God—opened the door of permissiveness to him. Therefore, since Christians have become accustomed to creature worship and licentiousness, they do not desire that the True Religion [Islam] should spread upon the earth, but who can reverse the will of God? These people are battling the will of God. Human efforts cannot win this war, but the power and might of God, who created the earth and heaven, prevails over all. He can create a new earth and heaven. Seeing the earlier plight of the Arabs, Almighty has decided to spread. Just as no one can build a dam in front of a massive flood when it comes, in the same way, Allah’s intention is even more forceful than such a flood. Who is there to block Him? God Almighty has decided that true civilization and spirituality should spread in the world, and they want to spread the impure ideas of Christianity in opposition to it. Now they are fighting with God Almighty. It will be known [soon] what their end is. What God Almighty intends will undoubtedly be accomplished. He is the God who created the earth and the heaven. If He wants, He can create this earth and heaven anew from the beginning. Now it is His job to make an impact on the world. ” ( Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 29, p. 3, dated 17 August 1905)