The Reality of Khilafah — Page 81
Chapter Two—About the Mahdi 81 in the company of women while feasting on opulent food, and thus they are satisfied with women and wealth. Likewise, the missionaries spare no effort in misleading the common folk. They confer their favours on these people who are like barbarians, and grant them abodes in safe localities. You will find such people smitten with worldly things, just like a flock of sheep or camels. The Christians are, thus, the awaited Dajj a l [Antichrist]. Desist, therefore, from your unholy denial. These are the days of the onslaught of darkness and they are a reflection of Doomsday. We have undoubtedly entered this dark night and this torrent blindly, and we have paths to travel where even the guides lose their way and even the most experienced are frustrated. This arduous time has made us fearful and we have seen that which we would rather avoid. For us, there is none other than the Lord of the worlds who can grant courage to the fearful heart and strength to the enfeebled self. People are on the brink of destruction; they are filled with grief and sorrow. They have forgotten all past calamities and trib- ulations. They cry out for the fragrance of help but receive only stink and stench. Can there be an evil greater than that which is called the Dajj a l , the signs of whose coming have become evident and the dangers associated with whom have become manifest? We have seen the ‘donkey’ roaming the countries, striking the sur- face of the earth with its hooves, causing the year to appear as a month for those who have eyes, and the month as one or two days. It attracts travellers and is a vehicle that can traverse the globe at a speed that no other vehicle or animal can match. Roads are being renewed for it. The time has grown shorter with its appearance,