Favours of the Gracious God — Page 108
108 overflowing wells [of spirituality] have run dry; the people of this age have partaken from the tree of Zaqq u m 1 as if it were dates and butter; the believers have become scarce, but the malicious—those given to dispute— have become abundant; and they have deified the Messiah [son of Mary] despite knowing that he was a poor and humble man and thus, such inauspicious days became the routine. Thus, we present our complaint before God Who is the Lord of all the Worlds. And we call to witness the same God—Who illuminated the stars, Who caused the rain-bearing clouds to move, created the heavens in layers, and filled them with radiance—that surely darkness has prevailed in this age and has settled within the hearts of men and women; temperaments have inclined towards wrongdoing and falsehood; the ways of debauchery, deception and injustice have been adopted; people have abandoned the ways of honesty and trustworthiness; have become satisfied with falsehood and breach of trust; and have 1 This is a wrathful expression used in the Holy Qur’an meaning that if they had not been arrogant and had not turned away from the truth out of pride and a false notion of their dignity, they would not have suffered in this fashion. See The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam written by the author. [Publisher]