The Need for the Imam — Page 59
D ar u rat-ul-Imam 59 Companions. Since Islam was very dear to God Almighty and He wanted it to live to the end of time, He did not wish that it should become, like the other faiths, a relic of outdated legends and myths. In every age this blessed religion has had living exemplars who, by their enlightened knowledge and example, made peo- ple remember the time of the Holy Prophet sa , to whom the Holy Quran was revealed. In our own time, and in keeping with this His practice, God Almighty has raised the Promised Messiah as among us, so that he should be a witness to the age. I had intended to state in this letter a few intuitional arguments to underline the need for the True Imam. But, only the day before yesterday, the Promised Messiah as has himself completed a book, in the context of certain exigencies, which relates to the neces- sity for an Imam, and it is to be published shortly. I have, therefore, dropped my own idea in this regard. In the end, I remind you of the devout atmosphere of our meetings, of your good intentions, your coming to participate in Darsul Quran , your own opinion about myself and, above all, your well meaning nature, and I appeal to your clear conscience and upright na- ture to ponder, for times are critical. Do you see anywhere the Living Faith which is the ideal of the Holy Quran, and the sin-consuming fire which the Holy Quran wants to kindle in the bosoms of men? I hereby swear by the God of the Great Throne and as-