Arba'in — Page 10
10 within hearts, or they are considered merely to be lies and are rid- iculed and laughed at, just as most from among the modern-day Naturalists and Brahmos consider it to be so—hence, at such a time and in such an age when the light of Divine cognizance goes on diminishing and ultimately becomes concealed behind thou- sands of veils of egotistic darkness; when, in fact, most people take on atheistic tendencies, and the earth becomes filled with sin, ignorance, and brazenness; it is then that the honour, glory, and dignity of God Almighty demands that He manifest Himself once again before the people. Therefore, just as His practice has been since time immemo- rial, God Almighty raised me at the head of the fourteenth cen- tury [ H ijr i ] for the revival of faith and spiritual cognition in this very age of ours which holds these very circumstances and signs collectively within itself. Through His help and grace, Heavenly Signs are being manifested at my hand. Prayers are being accepted in accordance with His will and wisdom, and matters of the unseen are being disclosed. Quranic verities and insights are being described, and the intricacies and complexities of the Shariah are being resolved. And I swear by that Noble and Mighty God—Who is an enemy of falsehood and Who decimates and destroys a liar—that I am from Him and having been sent by Him, I have come pre- cisely at the right time. And it is by His command that I have taken on this responsibility. He is with me every step of my way, and He shall not let me perish, nor shall He cast my Jam a‘ at into destruc- tion until He completes all His work that He has determined to accomplish. He has appointed me at the head of the fourteenth century [ H ijr i ] for the perfection of [spiritual] light. In my