The Reality of Khilafah — Page 75
Chapter Two—About the Mahdi 75 so that he may call people to the paths of guidance. Whether you accept it or not, he has done what He has willed of him. Do you laugh rather than weep, and do you look without seeing? O people! Do not go to extremes in your desires. Fear Allah to whom you will be returned. Why do you not accept the judge- ment of Allah when you have waited for it so long? The sky bore witness to the truth but you heeded it not, and the earth spoke out but you would not ponder. They proclaim that they would only accept that which they have read in their chronicles. Would they do that even if these chronicles were fictitious and fabricated by others? O people! Look around you and let go of all rancour and accept what has been made evident. O righteous ones! Do not fol- low conjecture. Surely, Allah has dealt justly between us, so do not deviate from His justice and do not throw yourselves into misery. O sons of righteousness! Do not be like hostages in the hands of Satan. Why do you not purify yourselves? Know that all nearness and all fragrance belongs to God. When the time of His nearness arrives, people suddenly start to awaken. Every soul wakes up with its coming, except those who are disobedient. His descent has a meaning that becomes known to the godly. The greatest of God’s descent comes with knowledge that is appropriate for the people of the time so that they are able to recognize the fire of the trans- gressors. Those who are devoted to their idols will reject it. Hence, they insult and disbelieve, not knowing that these people are a heavenly bounty and are a cure for all those who have been alien- ated by the words of the hesitant and the ignorant and the sinners. Allah sends down to them knowledge that is in keeping with the travails of the time and it reassures them. That knowledge is like