The Victory of Islam — Page 42
42 doubt that the hour is impending which will, in a single instant, put an end to your life and all your dreams. Nevertheless, it is an extraordinary misfortune that in spite of this knowledge, you are still squandering all your time in the mere pursuit of this world. What is more, your pursuit of the world is not solely through lawful means. On the contrary, you have made lawful all the illicit means, ranging from falsehood and fraud to the extent of shed - ding innocent blood. Yet with all these shameful offences that are prevalent among you, you assert that you have no need for heav - enly light or a heavenly movement; rather, you harbour extreme hostility towards it. You have very little regard for the heavenly movement of God Almighty, to the extent that even while mak - ing mere mention of it, your tongues mock it with hate-filled words and with an attitude of great arrogance with noses pointing up. You protest over and over: How can we be sure this movement is from God? I have just given the reply to this: You shall know this tree by its fruit and this sun by its light. I have conveyed the message to you once and for all. Now it is your choice to accept it or not, and to remember my words or allow them to be forgotten from the tablet of [your] memory. وہیت �پ یارو ی ہ ن یج دقر رشب یک � ےتیج یں می رے نخس می رے دعب م�ہ� �ت ےگ ی ئ � آ �یاد A man is never appreciated during his lifetime—dear ones! You will remember my words when I am gone.