The Reality of Khilafah — Page 185
A Letter to the Scholars of India 185 happy in his ignorance, and inclines towards frivolity and deviates from the right path like the blind? While turning away from my discourse and denouncing me as misguided, you say that angels physically descend on the earth, vacating their places in heaven and leaving them empty; and that sometimes they do not return to their places for a long time or go near them because they spend time on earth undertaking various tasks for human beings, and, according to the Sheikh of Batala, they also waste time in the journey. He has not outlined this in so many words but this is what is construed from his statements. Anyone who needs to travel to complete a task will certainly spend time travelling, as the former necessitates the latter. This much is obvious. As such, it is possible that due to the time spent in travel, there may not be enough time left to complete the task properly and it might remain unfinished. Just look at the dire implications that such a belief entails. How can you move away from a doctrine of faith and give more credence to other state- ments? You are aware that belief in the existence of angels is one of the pillars of faith, and that the descent of angels resembles the descent of God in all its attributes. How then can a believer accept that the heavens become empty when the angels descend, that no one is left behind, that the whole system is disrupted and falls into disarray, and that all who are in heaven are cast out and heaven is left empty? If this is indeed the truth, then show us some cat- egorical evidence for it. You will, however, not be able to submit such proof even if you die trying. O transgressors! Repent and fear Allah. Know, that the authenticity and the understanding of a text are like twins; anyone who does not give equal credence to both