The True Nature of the Mahdi — Page 29
29 become ineffective at a stroke. ‘No trace of your [of de - niers’] objection would then remain; what would remain is only self-reproach, shame and disgrace—which would be your lot!’ 4 It needs to be remembered well that there is nothing in my Prophecies the instances of which are not found in the Prophecies of the earlier Prophets. As these igno - rant and insolent people are utterly oblivious of subtle types of knowledge and insights of the Faith, so, having been spurred on by their intense meanness, they, before knowing the practice of Allah, rush into raising objec - tions. And always in accordance with the noble verse 5 َ بِكُمُ الدَّوَائِر ُ يَتَرَبَّص , they wait for some calamity to befall me and forget the message of 6 ِ ء ْ عَلَيْهِمْ دَائِرَةُ السَّو. One of them, having claimed that he is well versed in the specific ori - ental art of divination [ Ilm-e-Jafr ], wrote about me that through this art he had come to know that ‘this person is a liar’. However, these ignorant people do not understand that divination is a specious and condemned art on the basis of which Shias divine that, God forbid, Abu Bakr, and Umar, were aggressors and disbelievers. Thus, only those would believe in this specious divination whose hearts are devoid of truth. If any Hindu should divine 4 The sentence in the quotes is the exact translation of the text. 5 And they wait for calamities to befall you. ( at-Tawbah, 9:99) 6 On themselves shall fall an evil calamity. ( at-Tawbah, 9:99)