The Victory of Islam — Page 57
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 57 witness armies of angels descending from the Heaven upon the hearts of Asia, Europe, and America. You have come to know from the Holy Quran that it is essential for angels to descend along with the descent of the Khal i fatull a h so that they may direct the hearts towards truth. Await ye, therefore, this Sign. If the descent of angels does not occur and you do not see the clear effects of their descent in the world or you do not find the movement of hearts towards truth to be more than ordinary, then you should know that no one has descended from Heaven. However, if all these things come to pass, then desist from denial lest you be deemed a rebellious nation in the estimation of God Almighty. The second sign is that God Almighty has distinguished this humble one with the kinds of light that are bestowed upon the Elect of God, with which other people cannot compete. So if you doubt this, come forth to confront me, but know with certainty that you will never be able to compete with me. You have tongues but no heart, bodies but no life, pupils of eyes but devoid of light: May God grant you light that you might see! The third sign is that the Exalted Prophet in whom you claim to believe—that Holy Prophet, upon whom be peace—has written about this humble one , as found in your S i hah [authentic Hadith collections] but which you never reflected upon to this day. So you are essentially covert enemies of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, for you preoccupy yourselves not in affirming him but in falsifying him. Now, many of you will author fatwas of heresy [against me] and, if it were