The Truth Revealed — Page 18
18 written by one who is sincere, righteous, learned, intelli- gent, perceptive and insightful thinker to this humble one who has been preyed on as a disbeliever and rejected by all. Therefore, I thanked Allah who gave me from among the Arabs a person who was a source of solace for me. Through him He gave me the glad tidings that I will be loved by these virtuous [people]. I have written a book to send it to the lands of Arabia and Syria so that they may come to my aid. The day of receiving your letter was one of the happiest days, I assumed you to be the first of the blossoming fruit of the Arabs and an omen of the coming reformation of the East and the West. In my heart I longed for God to take me to your land to feast my eyes on you. My brother! The ulema of my country call me a dis- believer, reject me, and impute all manner of foul things. They heaped abuse and curses upon me. I have expressed my revulsion for them and their self-professed knowledge. I am among those who doubt their pacifism. I perceive their hearts to be like those Jews who succumbed to ill thoughts and showed impertinence before the Lord who is worthy of worship. They persist in calling me a disbeliever and have made every effort to harm and offend me. Their discourses and addresses denounce one who is a believer in the Oneness of God as a heretic and they are not ashamed of their impetuousness. They did not understand that the time has come for the revival of the Faith and the advent of the Reformer who is to defeat Satan. Do they not see that darkness has become widespread; goodness has been