The Green Announcement — Page 17
17 granted complete success. It is highly unfortunate that man should readily yield to suspicion and presuppose that all those who claim to be from God are cheats and swin- dlers and seek to serve their own interests. In time such beliefs make people harbour doubts about sainthood, and once they have rejected sainthood, they begin to have res- ervations about the status of Prophethood, and when that, too, has been rejected, they start doubting the existence of God and think that perhaps the whole concept is a base- less fabrication and a superstition that has gradually found its way into people’s minds. O you who love truth with your heart and soul, and you who hunger and thirst for it! Do understand that belief in sainthood and its essentials is the sine qua non for passing through this chaotic world with one’s faith intact. Saint- hood helps to safeguard belief in Prophethood, and belief in Prophethood safeguards belief in God. Saints are like pegs that reinforce Prophethood, and Prophets are like nails that strengthen belief in the existence of God. Who- ever fails to recognize a Saint will also not succeed in recognizing a Prophet, and he who does not recognize a Prophet will certainty fail to recognize God and is bound to be led astray. No amount of rational arguments and con- ventional knowledge will be of any avail to such a person. Now, for the benefit of the people, let me also mention that the death of Bashir Ahmad was not wholly unexpected. Prior to his demise, God made it known to me, through His