A Mighty Sign From God — Page 6
‑ 6 ‑ of the mosque. I sat on the parapet with a few other people while the mosque was completely full and all of us took great pleasure in the fact that in accordance with the prophecies of God Almighty, the community had spread enormously. However, today at this Friday sermon, there are three times as many people as there were back then. With the full power at its disposal, the world and all the followers of its religions, their scholars and mystics, their rich and poor, their men and women have ardently strived to halt the spread of this community. They resorted to deceit and falsehoods, published derogatory statements and used every possible means they could think of [to derail our community]. Just as a single hand cannot stop the water of a river from flowing and just as sand slips between the fingers, similarly, the [spiritual] light the Promised Messiah as brought with him spread [and