Arba'in — Page 34
34 Then, He [Allah] said: Whatever pain will afflict you in consequence of this edict of apostasy is from Allah. It will be a mischief. Then be steadfast as were steadfast the Prophets of high resolve. In the end, God Almighty will frustrate the design of the dis- believers. Know it and remember it that this tribulation will be from God so that He might love you with a great love—the love of God, the Lord of Honour, the Exalted. The reward destined for you in consequence of this trial is a bounty that will not be cut off. I was a hidden treasure so I willed to be recognized. The heavens and the earth were both like a closed mass whose substance and secrets were hidden and We cleft them both. This means that there have been created people in this age who are discovering the nature and characteristics of material things in earth and in contrast to them other peo- ple have been raised for whom the gates of heaven have been opened. The disbelievers ridicule you and say, ‘Is this the one whom Allah has raised?’ Say: ‘I am but a human being like you from God. It has been revealed to me that your God is One God. ’ And all goodness is compre- hended in the Quran. [Persian] Now come forward and go forth, as your time is near and the steps of the people of Muhammad have been planted on a high and strong tower. [Urdu] The same holy Muhammad, who is the Chief of the Prophets. [Arabic] O ‘ I s a , I shall cause you to die and shall raise you towards Me. (This is an indication that the opponents shall try somehow to bring into being