Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 491
29 September 1905 491 will be prepared to immediately reject it, without giving it any thought. I regret to say that just as the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had said that their con- dition would be like that of the Jews, that very condition has come to pass. I had, and still have, a great love and desire for an arrange- ment in which one of them—abstaining from fury—would crit- icize me with civility and then listen attentively to its reply. To this end, I was even willing and pleased that if they would come here and stay with us, we would take care of their comfort and hospitality in every way. They would present their objections in a calm manner and listen to the replies like good-natured people. Then they would present any objection that remained or arose in rebuttal to a response. However, they completely abandoned this method and deliberately concealed the truth. They do not want their eyes to be opened and the truth to be revealed. However, they cannot succeed in this because this intention of theirs is in clear opposition to the intention of Almighty Allah. What insult is there that they have not hurled at us and what offensive name exists that they have not called us! The Promised One to Come will Come as the H akam The duty of man is indeed that if he discovers the truth, he should not make excuses in accepting it, but because of a slight disa- greement (which was not even a significant disagreement), they slaughtered all truths. We were in agreement with them on many issues, merely one concern being put forth: the Messiah son of Mary has passed and the Promised One to come has already come from your very midst in accordance with the bidding of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. I am shocked that on the one side they acknowledge that the Promised