A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 48
48 bring back those that had become separated from Him; and to give faith to the faithless, eyes to the blind and ears to the deaf; and to heal those whose bodies had been corrupted by leprosy; and to raise the dead; and to awaken those that slumber; and to conciliate those that are disaffected; and to reform those that are corrupted; and to raise those that are fallen; and to look after those that are helpless; and to open the gates of the kingdom of heaven unto those that are rejected. “Ye men, whatever your religion, the gates of God’s mercy are open unto you; believe in the one God and obey Muhammad (on whom be peace and the blessings of God!) and the heaven shall shower its blessings upon you and the earth shall bring forth its abundance. “Ye, who call yourselves Muslims, think not that ye shall please God by your name. God is not pleased by words but by the righteousness of the heart and by your actions. Purify your thoughts and watch over your actions, for these are the things for which a man is honoured by the Lord. Say not unto yourselves: We are the chosen of the Lord, He will not punish us, but will destroy our enemies. He will destroy you before your enemies and condemn you before them, for ye knew His will and they did not, and ye were in the Light and knew truth from darkness but they being in the dark knew not. “Ye Muslims and sons of Muslims! remove the hardness of your hearts and adopt humility for His sake and draw not your swords for the faith; for thus are ye not the elect of the Lord but are condemned by Him, for ye dishonour God and His Prophet and His Book and His Faith to fulfil your own desires and to gain spoil for