A Call to Faith — Page 29
29 words of the Holy Prophet sa. The enemies of Islam who do not want to admit to its truth seek to hide it. They soothe the Muslims and tell them they are in a state health as they pray, fast and perform the Hajj; according to them there is no cause for alarm. They insist the ulema are sufficient to address any faults which may arise within them. But there is no greater injustice than to conceal an ailment from a patient, or to give the task of curing an ill to a mortal enemy. The Holy Prophet sa said in the age of Christian ascendency the Muslims would suffer a decline and their Islam would be a superficial creed. But so-called Muslim leaders tell the people to be content with their affairs as if there were nothing at all amiss. Hence, the Holy Prophet sa said at such a time the ulema would be the worst of all creation. Yet they claim that, first, there is nothing ailing the Muslims, and if any strife should emerge it will be resolved by the ulema. Not only do they deny the prognosis of the Holy Prophet sa , even when they accept the possibility of a disease, they exhort the people to have it tended to by those whom the Holy Prophet sa declared as fatal to the life of Islam, so that any last remnants of faith and belief may be destroyed. Brothers! Know well there is no one who holds more compassion for you than the Holy Prophet sa. He is our spiritual father, and as such, loves us more than our