Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 99
Translation of the Letter 99 of this curse or he will flee this town. And, then I heard the news of his fleeing. So, this is what he has demonstrated in terms of his faith and character. May Allah cause him to be ruined! How audaciously he has broken his oath. O my Lord! Make him taste the fruit of breaking his oath. Indeed, my prediction that he would never come up to me for the alleviation of his doubts became true, and as is the wont of antagonists and unwise people, he would only incline to libel, trickery and falsehood. Indeed, this is the person who intended to get engaged in a heated debate and a fiery encounter so that the matter becomes doubtful in the eyes of the general public and the voice of the truth is overshadowed by the noise of the mean. And then, when I did not find even a vestige of righteousness and understanding in this man, I decided to bring this matter out of obscurity. As I have mentioned, I have already decided to aban- don the path of verbal debates, and this was from my Lord who can see into the hearts and knows the hidden and veiled truths. I, therefore, moved away from his machinations, thus making him a victim of his own evil. At that moment I received two joys and two victories, and I do not know which one to feel more happy and proud about. Therefore, I offered gratitude to God like an awestruck person. I do not need to repeat this, as you already know how the enemy was forced to retreat bearing the ugly mark of disgrace and curse. By making a sworn statement, I tried to per- suade him to choose one thing, blessing or curse. He opted for the burden of the curse and then left carrying it away with him. However, the victory that had remained veiled from people’s eyes till now is manifesting in the form of miracles that are falling like axes upon the heads of the opponents. We have fought this war