The Victory of Islam — Page 37
H H A A D D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD 37 یں �ہگ� اے دخا اے اچرہ اسز ِ رہ دل ادنو ن ی ب ن � د ن ِ مُ اگر رمز آ اعزجان انپہ اے O God! O Remedy for every aggrieved heart! O Refuge of the helpless, Forgiver of the sinners! ں دنبہ ٔ وخدرا ہب ششخب اہ وناز آ م رك از ن ی ب دُجا ااتفد اگں را از رتمح اہ ہب � ی ا� Forgive Your servant out of Your own grace; Lend Your compassion to the bereaved left behind. Here I have mentioned only a few of my friends by way of exam - ple, yet there are other friends of mine of this very character and this very calibre, the detailed account of whom—God-willing—I will mention in a separate tract. As this subject is becoming pro - longed, I will end it here. At this juncture, I consider it appropriate to also mention the fact that, still, not every single person who is initiated into my movement by means of the bai‘at merits that I be able to express some favourable opinion regarding them. On the contrary, some of them appear to be withered branches, which my Lord, who is my Guardian, will cut off from me and cast into the pile of fire - wood. There are also even some who burned with fervour and sincerity at first, whereas now a stubborn reluctance has befallen them and the zeal of sincerity and the glow of a disciple’s love no longer remain, leaving instead only deceitfulness akin to [that of ] Balaam. Like a decayed tooth, they have no use now except to be pulled out of the mouth and trampled underfoot. They grew weary and fatigued, the worthless world entrapping them under its net of deception. Therefore, I truly say that they shall soon be cut off from me, except the one whose hand the grace of God