Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 11
11 despicable enemies. They walked haughtily, displaying arrogance and pride, as though adorned with embroidered robes, and as if cities had opened their gates for them, or as though their dead had been resurrected. I perceived their mischiefs to be as damaging to the public as falsehoods, regarding these assertions as irrefutable evidence, sufficient to deceive some ignorant individuals and lead the simple-minded into error. Thus, I viewed refuting them as a righteous duty, an obligation that could not be shirked without its fulfilment, and a debt owed that must be repaid in full. Dispelling public misconceptions is imperative in the current era and a responsibility of the Imam. So, I turned my face to the heavens and beseeched Allah’s help through earnest and fervent supplications, asking to be guided to the path of conclusive argument, establishing truth, nullifying falsehood, and elucidating the right path. It was instilled in my heart that I should write a book for this purpose and challenge this editor, along with everyone else who stubbornly opposed me from that country, to produce a book of equal calibre. I turned to Allah with utmost eagerness, dedicating myself to ardent supplication and prayer, until signs of a response became evident, uncertainty lifted, and I was given strength in writing that book. Once published and the chapters completed, I will send it to him. If he provides a good response and an excellent rebuttal, I will burn my books, kiss his feet, seek his assistance, and align myself with his standards in measuring people. And here, I swear by the Lord of Creation, reaffirming the covenant of this oath. Indeed, injuring noble individuals with words is more severe than piercing them with arrows. It is even more grievous than