Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 196
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 196 stand up to oppose him. So how could we have escaped facing opposition? When the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was born and he invited people [to Islam], the degree of opposition mounted against him and the suffering he endured has never been faced by a false prophet. False prophets rose up in his own lifetime. However, can anyone show us that Musailimah al-Kadhdh a b [the Great Liar] or Aswad al-Ansi faced similar suffering and opposition? I speak the truth when I say that we cannot even imagine the suffering inflicted upon the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, let alone give expression to them, nor can words be found to express their details. In contrast, the false prophets did not suffer at all. What was the reason for this? The reason was that people’s hearts had become naturally influenced concerning the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that it is he indeed who will eliminate the kufr [disbelief ] and heresy that is spreading at this time, and that is what ultimately happened. In the same way, we are opposed today. Our opponents instinctively know that the eradication of their false beliefs will be carried out by our hands. Therefore, they naturally oppose us and show no mercy in causing us pain, but their persecu- tion and torture cannot stop us from doing our work. It is true that today we are very poor and have no one except Allah the Exalted, and He is enough for us. An attempt is always made to destroy this small group whenever and however anyone can do so. It is only the grace of Allah that He protects us. Otherwise, the state of the opposition is such that if an external opponent brings a case against us, the internal opponents join forces with him and provide all kinds of assistance. Furthermore, if an internal opponent attacks, the external enemies join him, and all unite in opposition.