Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 52
52 the reality that you have not been able to discern and grace your opinion with His protection so that you become men of insight. Therefore, despair not of divine grace and be not impetuous. Rather be patient, for this is better for you if you are righteous. If you persevere, you will become sagacious and your thoughts will attain their proper station; you shall then be given honour after you were disgraced, and you shall become of the enlightened. You used to say that if the Messiah appeared in your age you would become his helpers. So, is this your help that you are denying and engaging in accusations of imposture against me without any knowledge and clear argument? You witness Allah’s signs and then arrogantly reject them, as if you have not witnessed them at all. You speak not but with ridicule, and employ abusive language, and fear not the Day of Judgement. You follow nothing but con- jecture. You have not understood the commandments of Allah nor have you approached me as truth seekers. Do you desire to put out the light of Allah while Allah wills to complete His light even though you may dislike this? And, with regard to His prophets, He has stated that they are surely supported by Him. Woe betide you and your reasoning, for you are neither able to recognize the face of the truthful, nor do you see the grace that is descending without pause, nor do you pray to your Lord fervently so that He may show you the truth and save you from manifest misguidance. O people! Do not rely on your traditions, for many traditions only served to destroy those who followed them. Surely all good is to be found in the Quran as well as the Hadith that are in accord- ance with Quranic statements. Whoever follows a path other than these paths is guilty of transgression. Without this being the criterion, one part of the Ummah would have quarrelled and