Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 90
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 90 were affixed upon it. It portrayed me as a faithless person, k a fir [disbeliever], a dajj a l [deceiver], an impostor—and not only a disbeliever, but the most vehement disbeliever. In short, any- thing anyone could say about me was said, and these people were convinced in their own imagination that this weapon would now put an end to this Movement. And in reality, had this Movement been a human scheme and a fabrication, this fatwa would have been a very powerful weapon indeed to bring about its destruction. But it was established by God, so how could it possibly have been destroyed by the hostility and enmity of the opponents? The extent to which the intensity of opposition continued to escalate was the very same extent to which this Movement’s respect and reverence continued taking root in the hearts [of people]. Today I thank God Almighty as I look back to the time when I came to this city and left from here—I had but a few men by my side and the membership of my Jam a ‘at was extremely small. In contrast, now, the time has come that you are witnessing a large Jam a ‘at beside me. The membership of the Jam a ‘at has already reached 300,ooo, and day-by-day pro- gress is being made, and it will certainly reach tens of millions. Wherefore behold this great revolution and ponder whether this could be the product of human hand. The people of the world sought to wipe out every sign and trace of this Movement, and had it been in their power, they would have erased it long ago, but this is the work of Almighty Allah. Those directives He wills to ordain cannot be stopped by the world, and those directives the world wills but God Almighty does not can never come to fruition. Reflect! All ulema, spiritual leaders, and the custodians of shrines stood opposed in my case and even had people of other faiths join them to oppose me. Then they expended every kind of effort against me.