Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 116
116 enemies and enemies of our Messenger the Chosen One, rather they are his worst enemies. Do you consider idolaters to be closer to you than us? Indeed, it is this misconception of yours that has ruined you. You desire that the debate should be held like a game of chance and that discussions should take place as if they are a wrestling competition. So, where is the uprightness of inten- tion like those who fear Allah? And, where is the wisdom that is granted to the virtuous? You witness Allah’s signs and deny the existence of the sun of truth while you are seeing it. You do not approach me with the uprightness of intention, so you cannot free yourself from Satanic misconceptions. You spread such ideas as are not liked by a bashful person and you ascribe such things to me as are not found in me, and you keep causing distress to me through your tongues. I pray to Allah that He may grant me per- fect patience and forbearance. I will continue to show patience in response to persecution by you until Allah showers upon us the rain of His love and mercy and helps us by His grace and compassion. How can I stand up to you with a small number of my followers? So, like a desperate supplicant, I beseech Allah. In regard to every such person among you who persecutes me by levelling against me various kinds of false allegations and cal- umnies and who thinks that he has done an act which will cause him to enter Paradise, and every such person who hurls abuse at me and calls me an infidel and thinks that he will surely be forgiven by Allah, I pray that may Allah Himself answer them on my behalf, since there is no one to stand by me at the time of such a disorder except Him. My Lord! If You think that I have chosen a path that is not of righteousness then do not let me live till the morning after this night. O my enemies! Your dispute