Tadhkirah — Page 232
232 259 This was followed by a revelation: [Urdu] These ulema have changed My house about. They have set up their fireplaces in My temple and their cups and th u thi a ń fill My place of worship. Like rats, they are nibbling at the a ha d i th of My Prophet. ( th u thi a ń are small cups which are called sakori a ń in Hind i. By place of worship are meant the hearts of most of the maulav i s of this age which are filled with worldly desires. ) [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, pp. 75–76 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, pp. 139–140 footnote] 1891 This humble one saw in a state of vision that two individuals, who looked like men, were sitting in a house, one on the ground and the other near the roof. Addressing 259 [Arabic] Say: Had this matter been from someone other than Allah, you would have found in it much contradiction. Say: If Allah had followed your desires, the heavens and the earth and all that is in them would have been corrupted and the wise design of Allah would have been frustrated. Allah is Mighty Wise. Say, if the ocean became ink for transcribing the words of my Lord, surely the ocean would be exhausted before the words of my Lord came to an end, even though We had augmented it with the like thereof. Tell them: If you love Allah, follow me, Allah will then love you. Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful. [Publishers]