Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 28
28 not be apprehended who alters the Faith of Allah and destroys its foundations and interpolates its meanings in submission to his own desires, so that Muslims become weary of truth and join the one who hates the truth and jumps up and down like a flea. Do you think this is possible? No. Indeed, this is impossible. If Allah had not send down His wrath upon the liars then faith would surely have been lost and there would have been no proof for the truth of the truthful. Faith would have been lost and the matter of religion would have become doubtful. Allah’s honour is like a raging ocean and high mountains, whose waves are surging, and whose army is mighty. Thus, God draws His sword against the liars, so that the pure fountain of the Messengers does not become murky in the sight of the ignorant. In fact, I had already written this in my books, but anger and wrath was the only response by the enemies. Thereupon, I shut the doors upon them and did not talk to anyone other than those who themselves came up to me. I was feeling suffocated with grief and my tears were falling like rain from the clouds. Then the fire of the plague flared up, and it was not like it was in the olden times, rather like a fire continuously engulfing villages and towns. At such a time, it was once again revealed to me that only he would be saved who would be dwell- ing in my house and adopting righteousness. The words of the revelation, which are the words of the Almighty, were as follows: ٍ ْن َ عَلَوْا مِن ِ اسْتِکْبَار ی َّ الَّذ�ِ إْل ِ الدَّار ِ ا ی ِ ن � ْ لُکَُّ مَن ُ ْ أُحَافِظ ی ِّ ن ا�ِ ٍ ْن َ عَلَوْا مِن ِ اسْتِکْبَار ی َّ الَّذ�ِ إْل ِ الدَّار ِ ا ی ِ ن � ْ لُکَُّ مَن ُ ْ أُحَافِظ ی ِّ ن ا�ِ [I shall safeguard all those who dwell in your house from dying of plague except those who think highly of them- selves out of arrogance. ]