Reply to a Mockery — Page 140
140 evidence in my favour. So do not be cruel to yourselves. The dishonest and the honest are visibly different. God does not leave any issue undecided. I curse that life which is filled with dishonesty and deception, and in which fear- ing the created one ignores the Creator. It is not possible that I be indolent towards that service which the Powerful God has assigned me and for which He created me, even if the sun, on the one side and the earth on the other, together try to crush (this work). What is a human? A mere insect. What is man? Just a piece of flesh. So how can I ignore the commands of the Living and Self-Subsisting God for the sake of an insect or a piece of flesh? God has always decided between His appointed ones and the liars. Similarly, He will decide between us today. There is a time for the coming of God’s appointed ones and a time for their departure. So under- stand with certainty, my coming was not untimely and my departure will not be untimely. Do not fight against God; it is not possible for you to destroy me. ( Tu h fah Gola rh viyyah, Appendix, Ru ha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 17, p. 49 –50) And: For the sake of Allah, I tell the Ulema and their support- ers that it is impolite to use foul and abusive language. If such is your disposition, then so be it. But if you believe that I am an impostor, you are at liberty to gather in mosques and, collectively and severally, pray against me