The Reality of Khilafah — Page 84
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 84 seems to have been folded at its corners and brought closer, and camels have been abandoned and are no longer used for transport. There are no two opinions about any of this. In fact, Allah has brought these changes about for the benefit of the people, even if it was at the hands of the Dajj a l. These modes of transport have been in operation for some time and there is nothing [i. e. , donkey of the Dajj a l ] aside from these. In this are many signs for people of understanding. This discourse shows that this is the time for the advent of the Mahdi and the Messiah of the age. The earth has indeed become corrupted, all kinds of tribulations have emerged, the evil of the mischief-makers has multiplied, and all the signs of the end of time mentioned in the Quran have come to pass for those who have eyes to see. Those who are waiting for the Mahdi to come from the lands of the Arabs or from some country towards the west have made a great error because the Arab lands have been protected by Allah from evils, seditions, and the mischief of the unbelievers of the age. The advent of the Mahdi can only take place in a country deluged with misguidance, and such has been the eternal prac- tice of Allah. We see that the land of India is beset by all kinds of corruption. The doors of apostasy have been thrown open and all manner of immorality, injustice and falsehood has multiplied. There is no doubt that it is in urgent need of the support of Allah, the Lord of Honour, and of the coming of the Mahdi from Him. By Allah, we do not see any other place that has been as corrupted as India, nor do we see any affliction like the one wrought by the Christians. The authentic a ha d i th mention that the Dajj a l will emerge from somewhere in the East, as is also clearly mentioned