A Gift for Baghdad — Page 45
Reply to the Announcement & Letter 45 Truly, the guidance of the Furq a n is my creed, And I invite you to the right path. Arise, therefore, if you please, like an obedient lover; If not, then sit among the enemy. The enemy competes with me, determined to wage war; I have repulsed the attacks; therefore—O my people—come to the duel! My duty was to give you this sincere admonition for the sake of Allah; Thus, I have discharged my obligation with love! O distinguished brother! I have not come like an unexpected visitor during the hours of the night, nor like the sudden waters of a flood; rather, I have come only during the time of dire neces- sity and at the beginning of the century. Allah has made me a Mujaddid [Reformer] for this century to revitalise the religion. In the authentic narrations it is related: ‘Verily, Allah will raise up for this ummah, at the beginning of each century, a person who will revitalise their religion. ’ Therefore, search for him, [inquiring] who is the Mujaddid of this century? So reflect, for verily Allah supports those who reflect. In other narrations it is related: ‘When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, died, the earth